ROLE OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST IN REDUCING MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE IN INDIA

Maternal mortality continues to be high in India and other developing countries. A high maternal mortality rate not only reflects inadequacy of health services, but also a low standard of living and socioeconomic status. Poor antenatal care, deliveries by untrained birth attendanis, unsafe abortions, inadequate services, late referrals lack of skilled staff at the peripheral hospitals and social factors like poverty and illiteracy lead to various life threatning complications necessitating intensive care. Only combined efforts of community medicine, good obstetric care and trained anesthesia and intensive care be helpful in reducing MMR.