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2nd Edition of Global Conference on Gynecology & Women's Health

October 17-19, 2024 | Baltimore, Maryland, USA

October 17 -19, 2024 | Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Gynec 2023

Meron Tekalign Tilahun

Speaker at Womens Health Conference - Meron Tekalign Tilahun
Ghandi Memorial Hospital, Ethiopia
Title : Maternal health improvement among low socioeconomic status women in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Abstract:

Wellbeingness of mothers & their children are of critical importance, both as a reflection of the current health status of a large segment the world's population and as a predictor & indicator of the health of the next generation.

Though the commonest causes of maternal health obstacles are preventable, it's impact and complications worsens in a women with low socioeconomic status. Among the commonest causes direct obstetric complications accounts for 85% the deaths. The long term conditions & complications such as fistula, uterine prolapse, chronic pelvic pain, depression and exhaustion also affects the maternal health.

Eventhough there is an improvement in maternal mortality rate in Ethiopia, 401/100,000, a lot of work has to be done to improve the maternal health. The betterment of maternal health has a direct relation with the socioeconomic status of a women. Therefore necessary measures has to take to improve the quality of maternal health.

Some of the measures can be:

  • Empower and educate women
  • Improve nutritional status
  • Access to resources and income
  • Enhance access to family planning
  • Timely ANC follow up during pregnancy
  • Improve management of normal delivery by skilled professional
  • Access to emergency obstetric and neonatal care when needed
  • Timely post natal care

This study will give a clue on some important methods to improve maternal health especially for a women living in low socioeconomic status.

It also enlightens the government and non-governmental organizations who are working in this area to correct and revise their policies regarding maternal health in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Biography:

Meron Tilahun,  MD, I recived my MD from bethel medical collage in year 2017, i recived my BSc in information science in year 2009 from Addis Ababa University.  Currently I work in the antenatal care unit in Gandhi memorial hospital. I have 4 years experience in medicine mostly in NICU and ANC. I participated in many training programs regarding to maternal health and neonatal care. I have been working on neonatal death auditing Program in our hospital aiming on minimizing neonatal deaths. I am happly married and a mother of 2.

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