According to WHO, every year, 287,000 women die from pregnancy-related causes. Another 5.7 million suffer severe or long-lasting illnesses or disabilities caused by complications during pregnancy or childbirth.
Who Comes First When Life-threatening Complications Occur During Labour?
The leading causes of maternal deaths are haemorrhage (bleeding), in particular post-partum haemorrhage, infections, unsafe abortions, high blood pressure leading to seizures, and obstructed labour.
These complications occur predominantly during childbirth and are highly treatable if adequate care, supplies and medicines are available.
In Africa and South Asia, complications during pregnancy and childbirth are the leading cause of death for women of childbearing age.
Young women aged 15-20 are twice as likely to die in childbirth as those in their twenties. Girls under the age of 15 are five times more likely to die from maternal causes.
Each pregnancy and delivery is different, and problems may arise.
However, reacting to a viral tweet on social media earlier this week where women were saying “Women’s lives matter” as most men said they had rather save their baby’s life than that of their wives Mike Meikenor shared his take on who he would pick in such a situation.
For Kira Johnson, a black mom, her life ended less than 12 hours after the birth of her second child.
All signs pointed to a healthy delivery, said her husband, Charles Johnson. She never missed a prenatal visit and received great reports each time. She gave birth to a healthy baby boy.
Then Charles made a disturbing discovery: blood in Kira’s catheter. After waiting for hours, Charles said, Kira was taken back for an internal exam. He never saw her alive again. She died from a haemorrhage
See the video below to find out who comes first for Mike when life-threatening complications occur during labour.
