Under the Indonesian Demographic and Health Survey (IDHS) in 2007, maternal mortality still quite high, ie 228 per 100,000 live births. Mother died mainly occurs during pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum. According to the millennium development goal (MDG), maternal mortality rate (MMR) in 2015 targeted to fall to 102 per 100,000 live births.
"When the baby sucks the breast, the hormone oxytocin is released by the body and stimulates the uterus to contract and remove the remnants of dirt, including the placenta. Bleeding also be reduced, "said Chairman of the Maternal and Child Health Sector Management of Large Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI), Prof. Ali Bazad. It was proposed at a news conference related to the launch of Maternal and Child Health Movement Towards Achieving Millennium Development Goals and the 2015 National Workshop on "Non-governmental Organizations Statements in Maternal and Child Health 2015 Towards Achieving the MDGs", Wednesday (23/6).
Early initiation of breastfeeding (IMD), which placed the baby on the mother's abdomen and let your baby find her own nipples, go stimulates the release of oxytocin. With breastfeeding, maternal fertility will decline so to avoid a pregnancy within a short time interval. Thus, the opportunity to restore the quality of maternal health and infant care optimally.
Chairman of the Indonesian Lactation Center Utami Roesli the same occasion, said IMD and exclusive breastfeeding is a simple way that can be done uniformly by all the mothers in Indonesia. "This way is to accelerate improvement of the quality of maternal and child health without spending a huge cost, easy, and secure," he said.
Movement
Maternal and Child Health Movement Towards Achieving the MDGs in 2015 launched the Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Agung Laksono. The movement involves nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and civil society organizations (CSOs), international,
national level, and representatives of government and nongovernmental organizations from 10 provinces with the worst child mortality rate. Agung Laksono said, among other MDG targets, decreasing mortality and improving maternal and child health quality they spelled out the need for further support.
Advocacy Director of World Vision Indonesia National Workshop Committee Chairman Asteria Aritonang said that although the health status of children in Indonesia increased by 10 years, the decline in child mortality tend to be slow. "If this situation continues, Indonesia could not be determined to achieve the MDG target in 2015, ie for infant mortality 23/1.000 and 32/1.000 for child mortality," he said. (Ine)
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