50 Percent Of Maternal Mortality Rate In Indonesia Donated By 6 Provinces, West Java One Of Them

Photo Archive. Maternal and Child Health Surveillance Officers (Gasurkes KIA) check the blood pressure of pregnant women in Gunungpati, Semarang, Central Java. (Photo: Aditya Pradana Putra/Antara)

JAKARTA - Director of Family Health at the Ministry of Health Erna Mulati said that 50 percent of the maternal mortality rate in Indonesia was contributed by six provinces, namely West Java, East Java, Central Java, Banten, North Sumatra, and Aceh. and the United States, which was followed through the Ministry of Health's YouTube channel in Jakarta, Thursday, where he explained that the causes of maternal death were hypertension (31.9 percent). ), non-obstetric complications (18.5 percent), other obstetric complications (11.8 percent), and post-abortion complications and infections in pregnancy (9.2 percent). During the COVID-19 pandemic, he said, infections The SARS-CoV-2 type corona virus also contributed to the increase in maternal mortality. he said as reported by Antara, Thursday, September 23. According to the Ministry of Health, during the COVID-19 pandemic, maternal deaths experienced a high increase in 24 provinces including East Java, North Sumatra, East Nusa Tenggara, and South Sulawesi. in this area,” said Erna.

Secretary General of the Ministry of Health Kunta Wibawa Dasa Nugraha said the maternal mortality rate in Indonesia was still far from the targets of the National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). He quoted data from the Indonesian Demographic and Health Survey (SDKI), Population Census, and the 2015 Intercensus Population Survey (SUPAS) which showed the maternal mortality rate was still at 305 per 100,000 live births. Meanwhile, the government in the 2024 PRJMN targets the maternal mortality rate to be reduced to 183 per 100,000 live births. The target for reducing maternal mortality in the 2030 SDGs is even lower, 70 per 100,000 live births.​​​​​​​​​“Therefore, it is necessary to continue to make efforts to reach the number that is our target. and support, support, from all parties is very important now, then also in the future,” said Kunta Wibawa Dasa Nugraha.