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Of the three demographically related targets of the Millennium Development Goals set by the United Nations and expected to be achieved by 2015, Tamil Nadu achieved the goals related to improvement of maternal health and of reducing infant mortality and child mortality by 2009. [5] [6]
Maternal death in India Maternal death or maternal mortality as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) is "the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes."
The first report on maternal mortality in India (1997-2003), describing trends, causes and risk factors, was released in October 2006. [15] In 2005, a woman's lifetime risk of maternal death in India was estimated to be 1 in 70. Similarly, the maternal mortality ratio (MMR; number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births) in India was 450. [16]
[citation needed] As of 2016, India's infant mortality rate is 34.6 per 1000 livebirths, [34] and as of 2015, maternal mortality sits at 174 per 100,000 livebirths. [35] Leading causes of maternal mortality include hemorrhage, sepsis, complications of abortion, and hypertensive disorders, and infection, premature birth, birth asphyxia ...
The department is responsible for the implementation of the welfare schemes for children, women, senior citizens and transgender.It monitors the implementation of various enacted social legislation to protect children, women and senior citizens and to prevent child trafficking, dowry, domestic violence against women, child marriage and sexual offences. [1]
Maternal death or maternal mortality is defined in slightly different ways by several different health organizations. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines maternal death as the death of a pregnant mother due to complications related to pregnancy, underlying conditions worsened by the pregnancy or management of these conditions.
Higher rates in Tamil Nadu could be a result of the Janani Suraksha Yojana program, which financially incentivizes women to have birth in a health facility and receive a tubal ligation after 1 to 2 births. [6] This program has also resulted in a lower maternal mortality rate (MMR), lower fertility rate, and higher female literacy rate.
The IMR (Infant Mortality Rate) in the region has come down to 30 deaths per 1000 live births from a staggering 150/1000. [1] This is among the lowest in India. No Cases of malnutrition and maternal death is almost zero. THI also supports livelihood promotion by way of its craft and organic farming initiatives.