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Maternal & Child Health (Undergraduate Global Health Module)
13 October, 2014 A/P Sri Chander
Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health National University of Singapore
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Source: Invest in Girls and Women: Everybody Wins, Women Deliver, 2014
Chinchpada hospital encounter
• Play video link (2:50 – 7:10)
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Session Outline Part one FOCUS: --What has worked? --What has not worked?
• New Focus on RMNCH + A • MDGs 4 & 5a: countdown • Under-5 mortality (deaths) • Under-5 child malnutrition • Neonatal mortality
(deaths) • Maternal mortality
Part two FOCUS: --What more can be done? • RMNCH continuum of care • Reducing preventable
deaths in under-5 children • Reducing preventable
neonatal deaths • Reducing preventable
maternal deaths • Focusing on adolescent
girls
Part one FOCUS:
--What has worked? --What has not worked?
• New Focus on RMNCH + A • MDGs 4 & 5a: countdown • Under-5 mortality (deaths) • Under-5 child malnutrition • Neonatal mortality (deaths) • Maternal mortality
New focus: Convergence of reproductive, maternal, newborn, child & adolescent health
MDGs 4 & 5a: countdown
MDG 4 Reduce Child Mortality
• Target 4.A: Reduce by two thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate
--The # of under-5 child deaths fell from 12.7 million in 1990 to 6.3 million in 2013 --Translates into about 17,000 fewer children dying daily -- Rate of decrease not enough to meet MDG 4 target; yet it is still remarkable progress --However, 44% of under-5 child deaths now among newborn babies
MDG 5 Improve Maternal Health
• Target 5.A: Reduce by three quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio (MMR)
--The MMR fell by 45% between 1990 & 2013, from 380 to 210 deaths per 100,000 live births --Far off target • Target 5.B:
Achieve, by 2015, universal access to reproductive health
-- Substantial unmet need for family planning in low-income & middle-income countries --The large increase in contraceptive use in the 1990s was not matched in the 2000s
‘On track’ for MDG 5a only, not for MDG 4 (2) Eritrea and Equatorial Guinea
‘On track’ for MDG 4 only, not for MDG 5a (21) Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iraq, Korea DPR, Kyrgyz Republic, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mexico, Morocco, Niger, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Solomon Islands, Tanzania and Zambia
‘On track’ for both MDGs 4 and 5a (7) Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Egypt, Lao PDR, Nepal and Vietnam
But, few countries on track to achieve their targets by 2015
‘On track’ for MDG 5a only, not for MDG 4 (2) Eritrea and Equatorial Guinea
‘On track’ for MDG 4 only, not for MDG 5a (21) Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iraq, Korea DPR, Kyrgyz Republic, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mexico, Morocco, Niger, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Solomon Islands, Tanzania and Zambia
‘On track’ for both MDGs 4 and 5a (7) Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Egipt, Lao PDR, Nepal and Vietnam
Under-5 mortality (deaths in the
first 5 years of life)
Mortality Definitions
Under-5 deaths: But Intra-country disparities remain: • By household wealth quintile
(poorest=highest U5MR)
• By gender
• By residence: urban, peri-urban, rural
• By educational level of the mother
• By other social stratifiers (e.g. caste, race, etc)
Children who live in poorer households, in rural
areas or whose mothers have less education are at higher risk of dying before age 5
Child Malnutrition
Through synergy with infectious diseases, malnutrition causes 35% of under-5 child deaths
Source: Countdown to 2015, 2010.
Main under-5 child infections Pneumonia
Diarrhea Malaria
Dengue Fever/ Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
Tuberculosis
Breastfeeding Practices by UN Region During 2000-2010
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Early initiation of breastfeeding
Exclusive breastfeeding (1-5 months)
Predominant breastfeeding (1-5 months)
Partial breastfeeding (1-5 months)
No breastfeeding (1-5 months)
Any breastfeeding (6-23 months)
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Exclusive breastfeeding only about 30% or less in major UN regions
Stunting Rate is Slowly Decreasing
• Figure 4
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165 million children under five are stunted
(25.7%) 2.1% annual rate of reduction is
not fast enough to reach WHA
target
1960 1977 1982 1987 19961990 1992 2000 2009
Stunting 10-12%
Underwt,>50% Stunting, 40+% Wasting, 8-10%
VAD
IDA(preg)
IDD
Low stores,Pre& Sch 20%
Bitot’s Spot
Xeroph-thalmia,blindness
Rapid economic development& GlobalizationLow income country
IDA, >35%, highsevere anemia
Anemia 20%, mild
Low S. retinol,Lact, <0.5% Sch, 3%
Negligible Severe PEM
Anemia 20-25%, (Mild-mod.)
Thailand Nutrition Chronicles
I-salt, endemic
area
Resurvey, high TGR
high % & variablelow UIETGR< 5%
ZDDLow S.Zn Sch
30-50%Low S. Zn-Sch
30-50%
Play video: The Window of Opportunity (1:00 -3:00)
Why is good nutrition so important to
children under 2 years? • Stunting starts early and becomes permanent
by age 2 years • Child’s brain: 80% developed by year 2: malnourished child has permanent brain
damage as early as 2 years • Prenatal malnutrition & low birth weightÆ
predisposition to obesity, high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes later in life;
Growth Failure Begins Early in Life
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Normal
Pregnancy
Focus on -9 to 24 months
-9 to +24 Window • Most malnutrition=between pregnancy and
the first 2 years of age. • Period just before pregnancy until about 2
years=special and cost-effective "window of opportunity" for impacting on nutrition
• Much of early damage is irreversible • Interventions after this age are too late, too
little, and too expensive.
Normal brain development
• Newborn brain weighs 400 grams • At one year of age the brain weighs
1,000 grams. • By 2 years of age the brain has reached
80 percent of its adult size. • By 18 years of age the brain has reached
its adult weight of 1400 grams
Child Brain Development (normal vs malnourished child)
Normal Malnourished
What is the Difference in Brain Scans of these two under-5 children?
Malnutrition & infection
“Otak Kosong” or Empty Brain is permanent “Irreversible loss of opportunity”
LOST GENERATION (Labor)
Well nourished & healthy
Smart child—Life in all its Fullness Quality Human Resource
Higher Income (>7% more)
Burden Resource
Impact of Nutrition and Health towards Brain’s Growth and Development
By: Prof. Ascobat Gani
Early life programming in pregnancy • Extensive studies in last 20 years: Æ low birth weight (esp when followed by accelerated postnatal growth) Æobesity, diabetes, heart disease & hypertension
• Environmental stresses (esp in utero) Æchange regulatory gene expression (DNA methylation) Æincreased risk of chronic disease later in life
• Poor prenatal dietÆdouble negative effect: Ælow birth weight Æhigher risk of NCDs (non-communicable diseases) later in life
Fetus already being programmed for obesity, diabetes & heart disease in the uterus
• Fetus and young child very sensitive to extra fat Ædeposited rapidly in the heart, liver Æand abdomen (retroperitoneal fat): main site of insulin resistance • Maternal diet & metabolism tells various genes
how to function & behaveÆremains with the child rest of his life
• ThereforeÆneed to focus on first 1,000 days (pregnant women & children under 2 years)
Neonatal mortality (deaths in 1st month [28 days] of life)
“Asphyxia” anecdote
SOURCE: DR HOWARD SOBEL, WHO WPRO, 2012
Figure 2
Source: The Lancet 2014; 384:189-205 (DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60496-7)
Terms and Conditions
Maternal mortality
Where do we stand?
MDG 4 - Reduce child mortality – Under 5 mortality fell 41% from 1990 – Sub-Saharan Africa doubled its average rate of reduction : 1.2 % in 1990-2000 to 2.4
per cent during 2000-2010
MDG 5a - Improve maternal health Maternal mortality fell 47% from 1990
MDG 5b - Universal access to reproductive health
By 2008, more than 50%women aged 15 -49yrs were using contraception
MDG 6 - HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
New HIV infections declined; Proportion of women living with HIV remains stable at 50%
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality: 1990 t0 2013; WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, The World Bank, United Nations Population Division, 2014
Source: Invest in Girls & Women: Everybody Wins, Women Deliver, 2014
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality: 1990 t0 2013; WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, The World Bank, United Nations Population Division, 2014
Nepal: my first visit in early 1990s: Training TBAs: useful to reduce maternal deaths?
NEPAL
NEPAL
NEPAL
Question: What is the best and cheapest way to reduce maternal
deaths in Nepal?
Source: Invest in Girls & Women: Everybody Wins, Women Deliver, 2014
Source: Invest in Girls & Women: Everybody Wins, Women Deliver, 2014
Source: Invest in Girls & Women: Everybody Wins, Women Deliver, 2014
Timor Leste: Phase 2 delay Topography, distance, communications, roads
Inequalities in Reproductive, maternal, neonatal & child health
Play video: Why did Mrs X die? Retold
(0:00 to 4:45)
Gender inequalities in mortality & birth rates in some South Asian countries like India
• Differential allocation of care to girls and boys, prenatal sex selection, female feticide (UNICEF, Mumbai study)
• Infanticide, neglect, and gender-based violence • Skewed sex ratios at birth/later years: girls= disadvantaged • Wide gender disparities in child immunization, care/
treatment for diarrhea & pneumonia, & nutrition including breast feeding. • Young women and girls = victims of neglect, poor
healthcare, violence during adolescence & maternity. • Gender inequalities in India surpass inequalities in
geographies (urban or rural), class, caste, religion, and literacy levels
Source: USAID/India, 2013
Need to achieve gender-equitable RMNCH + A outcomes
• Need to improve gender differentials in: --sex ratios at birth --infant and child mortality among girls --breastfeeding, immunization, & treatment seeking behavior for childhood illnesses among girls.
• Need to reduce: --anemia among adolescent girls & young married women --gender-based violence, violence during pregnancy and in the postpartum period.
Short Break
Part two FOCUS: --What can be done? • RMNCH continuum of care • Reducing preventable deaths in under-5
children • Reducing preventable neonatal deaths • Reducing preventable maternal deaths • Focusing on adolescent girls
RMNCH + A: Places of Care Giving Continuum
Improving home & community management: key cornerstone of RMNCH
RMNCH continuum of care: proven interventions
Coverage is
patchy
* Coverage indicators from Recommendation 2 of the Commission on Information and Accountability for Women’s and Children’s Health (2011).
Adapted from: Countdown to 2015, Building a Future for Women and Children, The 2012 Report (2012).
§ Global HIV/AIDS Response: Epidemic update and health sector
progress towards Universal Access, Progress Report 2011. WHO, UNICEF and UNAIDS (2011).
Reducing preventable deaths in under-5 children
Need for appropriate targeting
Focus on the first 1,000 days: • Pregnant women • Children under two years
Nutrition-Specific Interventions and Programs: How can they Help Accelerate Progress in Improving
Maternal and Child Nutrition?
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Reducing preventable neonatal deaths
We have the knowledge and tools to reduce the main causes of death
Preterm birth
• Preterm labor management including antenatal corticosteroids*
• Care including Kangaroo mother care, essential newborn care
Birth complications
(and intrapartum stillbirths)
• Prevention with obstetric care * • Essential newborn care, and resuscitation*
Neonatal infections
• Prevention, essential newborn care especially breastfeeding, Chlorhexidine where appropriate*
• Case management of neonatal sepsis *
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* Prioritised by the UN Commission on Life Saving Commodities for Women and Children
Over two-thirds of newborn deaths preventable – actionable now without intensive care
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SOURCE: DR HOWARD SOBEL, WHO WPRO, 2012
PLAY Video: The First Embrace: A touching
Solution to save lives WHO, WPRO, 2014
0.00 – 5:30
Play video: “4 Breast Crawl” (0:00 – 3:50)
Preventing neonatal sepsis – evidence for Chlorhexidine for cord care
http://www.healthynewbornnetwork.org/topic/chlorhexidine-umbilical-cord-care?utm_source=February+2013+Update&utm_campaign=February+Update&utm_medium=email
Reducing preventable maternal deaths
Trends in Maternal Mortality: 1990 t0 2013; WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, The World Bank, United Nations Population Division, 2014
Source: Invest in Girls & Women: Everybody Wins, Women Deliver, 2014
What are the 13 Life Saving Commodities for MNCH?
Misoprostol for prevention of PPH at homebirths or facilities
What? • Misoprostol is a utero-
tonic that prevents and treats postpartum haemorrhage (PPH)
• It is available in oral tablet form (3 tablets of 200mcg) to be taken immediately after birth & aimed at preventing a PPH
• WHO now recommends it for prevention of PPH where oxytocin is not available or cannot be safely used (no SBA)
• It is less heat sensitive than oxytocin which makes it an ideal medicine for use during home births or in low resource facilities
Community Distribution of Misoprostol to prevent PPH
• CHWs/TBAs, trained in its use, can distribute it in advance for prevention of PPH & self administration is safe and effective
Invest in adolescent girls
Behavior change communications program for girl children/adolescent girls
• UNIQUE IN TWO WAYS: --GROWTH HORMONE SPURT **18-24 MTHS BEFORE ONSET OF MENARCHE **GOD-GIVEN 2NDCHANCE FOR CATCH-UP GROWTHÆ INCREASED STATURE & BIGGER PELVISÆINCREASED BIRTH WEIGHT --OPEN/TEACHABLE: NUTRITION, LITERACY, PREGNANCY & FAMILY SPACING EDUCATION
• GIVE PROTEIN/CALCIUM-RICH FOOD SUPPLEMENT TO ALL GIRL CHILDREN
(9-11 YEARS) • ENSURE GIRL CHILD GOES TO SCHOOL (build
more toilets in schools for girls) • TRACK GENDER-DISAGGREGATED DATA ON
STUNTING INDICATOR (HEIGHT/AGE)
Source: Invest in Girls and Women: Everybody Wins, Women Deliver, 2014