Maternal and Child Health Care
Further information: Maternal health in UgandaIn June 2011, the United Nations Population Fund released a report on "The State of the World's Midwifery". It contained new data on the midwifery workforce and policies relating to newborn and maternal mortality for 58 countries. The 2010 maternal mortality rate per 100,000 births for Uganda is 430. This is compared with 352.3 in 2008 and 571 in 1990. The under-five mortality rate, per 1,000 births is 130 and the neonatal mortality as a percentage of under-fives' mortality is 24. The aim of this report is to highlight ways in which the Millennium Development Goals can be achieved, particularly Goal 4 – Reduce child mortality and Goal 5 – improve maternal death. In Uganda, the number of midwives per 1,000 live births is 7 and 1 in 35 is the lifetime risk of death for pregnant women.
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