Papua New Guinea – High Risks of Childbirth for Mothers & Babies – Medical Clinics & Remote Care Offer Hope
Author: WUNRN
Date: November 11, 2015
Papua New Guinea – High Risks of Childbirth for Mothers & Babies – Medical Clinics & Remote Care Offer Hope
DOCUMENTARY VIDEO AROUND THE REMOTE ISLANDS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA AND DEDICATED MEDICAL EFFORTS COMING BY BOAT TO SAVE MOTHERS & BABIES.
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/101east/2015/10/papua-guinea-bundles-joy-151027105832433.html
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Al Jazeera follows a medical team on Papua New Guinea’s remote islands working to reduce the rate of deaths during childbirth.
Giving birth in remote villages without medical help greatly increases the risks of mother and baby mortality in Papua New Guinea.
27 October 2015 – Papua New Guinea is one of the most dangerous places in the world to give birth. In the Pacific Island nation, the risk of women dying during childbirth is one in 30 deliveries.
In neighbouring Australia, the risk is one in 10,000.
It is important to involve men in family planning and reducing maternal mortality in PNG.
But a simple idea is helping turn the tide. By providing a bundle of gifts for a new baby and mother, women are being encouraged to leave their homes and come to local medical clinics to deliver their baby in safety.
101 East joins the doctor behind the idea on his medical rounds on Papua New Guinea’s spectacular remote islands.
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