Life expectancy has been increasing in the past years in most countries, in some more than others. In most countries, especially the Least Developed ones, the relationship between maternal health and life expectancy has not been made clear and is not understood by the population. It is important that this is made clear in all countries as taking good care of a pregnancy is the first step for the mothers healthy life as well as the baby’s, which will be affected forever by what the mother has done before the baby was born.
Global perspective:
“Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.“
There are many factors affecting life expectancy and they vary depending on the region. In the developed countries of the world life expectancy is shortened by different factors. Where most of the population has regular access to alcohol and drugs, they are more likely to make use of them, when pregnant or not. If used when pregnant, the fetus could have development problems, which will affect his life forever. Dugs and alcohol are going to affect negatively the life of not …show more content…
In Sub-Saharian Africa life expectancy ranges from 66 years to 46, showing the relationship between maternal health and life expectancy.
The countries with little maternal health available for women are the Least Developed ones, therefore have less economical resources for helping them. However, this also shows how there is little knowledge on pregnancy in these countries and how the women don’t know that their actions before giving birth are going to affect the newborn baby. If maternal health is improved for the women, life expectancy would
Global perspective:
“Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.“
There are many factors affecting life expectancy and they vary depending on the region. In the developed countries of the world life expectancy is shortened by different factors. Where most of the population has regular access to alcohol and drugs, they are more likely to make use of them, when pregnant or not. If used when pregnant, the fetus could have development problems, which will affect his life forever. Dugs and alcohol are going to affect negatively the life of not …show more content…
In Sub-Saharian Africa life expectancy ranges from 66 years to 46, showing the relationship between maternal health and life expectancy.
The countries with little maternal health available for women are the Least Developed ones, therefore have less economical resources for helping them. However, this also shows how there is little knowledge on pregnancy in these countries and how the women don’t know that their actions before giving birth are going to affect the newborn baby. If maternal health is improved for the women, life expectancy would