Question

What happened to a pregnant woman in a developing country.

Answer 1

Answer :

A pregnant women has to go through certain atrocious circumstances not just in the underdeveloped countries but also the developing countries. The rate of maternal mortality is not just high in the under-developed countries but also in the developing ones.

Condition of a pregnant woman in a developing country:

• Millions of women suffer pregnancy-related complications in a developing country as the resources available are limited. A limited provision of health and social care is available for pregnant women and hence improper health care increases the risk of deaths. More than 600,000 women die needlessly each year due to lack of health services.
• The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, that "over 300 million women have to struggle with disabling long-term complications such as chronic anaemia, obstetric fistulae, uterine prolapse or pelvic inflammatory disease etc.  as a consequence of complications arising from pregnancy or during childbirth".
• Another significant problem a pregnant woman in developing countries has to go through is Malnutrition. Without enough nutrients and substantial resources in a deveopling country, many pregnant women and babies suffer life long difficulties and many a times, death.
• Various traditions which are present in developing societies demand a women to be the last to eat meals. Such traditions lead to many troubles in pregnancy and also jeopardize pregnant women and their foetus or baby.
• Violence against pregnant women is quotidian in developing countries. Domestic violence is a serious issue in many developing countries. Due to lack of education facilities in developing countries chances of female foeticide is an ordinary problem.
• Many families in a developing country indulge in the utterly odious acts like, female foeticide. Once the identification of the gender is confirmed, if its a girl, they prefer to abort it. Abortion leads to many mishaps for a pregnant women and also troubles the unborn baby girl child.

There are a lot of issues that a pregnant woman has to go through in a developing country. No doubt the condition of women in developing country is far better than the ones in underdeveloped countries. But, a large number of heinous acts on pregnant women come across in developing countries as well.