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    MMR Rate Full Form

    MMR Rate Full Form

    Team Careers360Updated on 04 Jan 2023, 12:56 PM IST
    MMR Rate Full Form
    MMR Rate Full Form

    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.

    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:

    1. Anaemia Mukt Bharat - It was launched in 2018 with the motive to reduce anaemia within women of reproductive age.

    2. 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.

    3. Anmol app- this app helps people to know about health-related services.

    4. Labour room quality improvement initiative.

    5. Janani suraksha yojna.

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