India’s maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is highest in South Asia which stands at 540 deaths per 100,000 live births or one woman dying roughly every five minutes. An estimated 1, 36,000 women die in India every year due to pregnancy related setbacks.
One of the reasons why women succumb to reproduction related complications is lack of timely transportation to the nearest hospital. Experts estimate that 70% of the maternal -related deaths are preventable. Tetanus and anemia claim a large number of women because mothers get very little or no care in the post natal period.
However government has not taken any effective measures till date. Despite the fact that an high fatalities occur among women in a year due to poor reproductive health practices no one is exercised enough to create a movement for improving women’s health.