MMR Rate Full Form

Edited By Team Careers360 | Updated on Jan 04, 2023 12:56 PM IST

What is Full Form of MMR ?

MMR stand for Maternal Mortality Rate. It denotes the number of maternal death per 1,00,000 birth per pregnancy. This does not depends on the duration or site of pregnancy. Reproductive Age Morality Studies are considered the best way to calculate MMR in India. MMR in India has been high over the years, but there has been a decrease in MMR during the past few years. The MMR is calculated at both global and regional levels every five years. Surveys and censuses are used to calculate Maternal Mortality rates. In India, Sample Registration Survey (SRS) is used for the estimation of the Maternal Mortality Rate.

MMR Rate Full Form

Observation Of Survey

There has been an 8.8 % of declination in the MMR rate.

	Definition	States
VERY HIGH MMR	150 or more maternal death per 1,00,000 birth.	Bihar, Odisha, Assam, Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh
HIGH MMR	100-130 maternal death per 1,00,000 birth.	Uttarakhand, West Bengal, and Punjab.
LOW MMR	70- 100 maternal death per 1,00,000 birth.	Karnataka and Haryana

History Of MMR In Previous Years

YEAR	MMR
2004-2006	254
2007-2009	212
2010-2012	178
2011-2013	167
2014-2016	130
2015-2017	122
2016-2018	113
2017-2019	103

Causes

Incorrect treatment
Lack of awareness
Low blood level
Spread of diseases
Lack of nutrition

Reasons For Decline In MMR

Government implemented a few programs to reduce MMR which are described below:

Anaemia Mukt Bharat - It was launched in 2018 with the motive to reduce anaemia within women of reproductive age.
Surakshit matritva aashwasan (SUMAN)- It was launched in 2019 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare under this, pregnant women, newborns, and mothers will be provided with proper healthcare.
Anmol app- this app helps people to know about health-related services.
Labour room quality improvement initiative.
Janani suraksha yojna.