Health professionals from various medical institutions and organizations at a conference organized by the University of Delaware made the point that high-tech developments have reduced maternal and infant mortality in developed nations while suggesting that solutions for attaining less maternal mortality in developing countries is available and is inexpensive. Health experts stated that low-cost clean cookstoves can significantly reduce deaths in poor nations, where women typically cook over open fires in enclosed spaces with babies and young children nearby. Cleaner cookstoves will reduce the exposure to toxic smoke from the stoves and thus prevent a lot of respiratory diseases and hence, a better health for both the mother and the child.These were among the issues discussed by close to 250 health professionals from various medical institutions and organizations attending a conference organized by the University of Delaware and sponsored by the Delaware Health Sciences Alliance(DHSA) to address women and children’s health research as per a report in the UDaily.
The meeting aimed at finding same ground for formalized collaborations, to highlight areas of research which have precarious mass being affected and to meet the needs of the communities at large which effect the health outcomes.
The central discussion was on reproductive health of women with regard to maternal mortality. Sarah Berga, M.D., the James Robert McCord Professor and Chair of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Emory University School of Medicine, cited challenges like maternal mortality, substandard adolescent reproductive health, affordability and access, and a highly variable level of health literacy which results in a substantial number of cases of maternal mortality every year in the United States.
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