<p>Severe bleeding -- haemorrhage -- high <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/health-and-fitness/article/just-five-minutes-of-daily-exercise-could-help-lower-blood-pressure-finds-study-23425364" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>blood pressure</strong></a> disorders like preeclampsia is responsible for over one lakh pregnancy-related deaths worldwide, according to a new study, released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday.</p>
<p>In 2020, there were an estimated 287,000 maternal deaths in total &ndash; equivalent to one death every two minutes.</p>
<p>The study, published in the journal The Lancet Global Health, showed that haemorrhage -- mostly occurring during or following childbirth -- is responsible for nearly a third (27 per cent or 80,000) of maternal mortality, with preeclampsia and other hypertensive disorders contributing to an additional 16 per cent or 50,000 deaths.</p>
<p>Preeclampsia is a serious condition characterised by high blood pressure that can lead to haemorrhage, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/health-and-fitness/article/world-stroke-day-why-younger-people-are-at-a-high-risk-of-stroke-due-to-lifestyle-habits-23419079" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>strokes</strong></a>, organ failures, and seizures if left untreated or treated too late.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Understanding why pregnant women and mothers are dying is critical for tackling the world&rsquo;s lingering maternal mortality crisis and ensuring women have the best possible chances of surviving childbirth,&rdquo; said Dr Pascale Allotey, Director of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research at WHO.</p>
<p>&ldquo;This is also a massive equity issue globally - women everywhere need high quality, evidence-based health care before, during, and after delivery, as well as efforts to prevent and treat other underlying conditions that jeopardise their health,&rdquo; Allotey said.</p>
<p>Further, the study also reported other health conditions such as infectious and chronic diseases like HIV/AIDS, malaria, anaemias, and <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/health-and-fitness/article/walking-after-meals-may-help-manage-diabetes-and-hypertension-says-expert-23364237" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>diabetes</strong></a>, underpinning nearly a quarter (23 per cent) of pregnancy and childbirth-related mortality.</p>
<p>These conditions, which often go undetected or untreated until major complications occur, exacerbate risk and complicate pregnancies for millions of women around the world, said the researchers.</p>
<p>Sepsis and infections; pulmonary embolism; complications from spontaneous and induced abortions -- including miscarriage, ectopic pregnancies, and issues relating to unsafe abortions -- were the other direct causes of maternal deaths.</p>
<p>Notably, around a third of women -- primarily in lower-income countries - - still do not receive essential postnatal checks in the first days after birth.</p>
<p>The findings highlight the need to strengthen key aspects of maternity care, including antenatal services that detect risks early in pregnancy and prevent severe complications.</p>
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