Socio-Economic Barriers to Maternal Health in Bangladeshi Women
Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, pp. 1-7, 2012
Posted: 10 May 2012 Last revised: 11 Apr 2013
Date Written: May 9, 2012
Abstract
Objective: To outline the specific socio-economic barriers to maternal health faced by Bangladeshi women.
Background: Bangladesh is a country with over one third of the population living in poverty and another one third living just above poverty level. The World Health Organization (2010) indicates that Bangladesh has poor prenatal and postpartum care, nutritional deficiencies, high incidence of non-skilled birth attendant utilization, and the second highest maternal mortality and morbidity rates next to sub-Saharan Africa. Women living in Bangladesh are at high risk for maternal mortality and morbidity in the postpartum period directly related to socio-economic status.
Conclusion: The need for socio-economic relief for women living in rural Bangladesh remains an issue that needs to be addressed to fully address maternal health and maternal morbidities in the postpartum period.
Keywords: postpartum, maternal health, morbidity, mortality, Bangladesh, socio-economic
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