BJORN LOMBORG: Childbirth doesn’t have to be this deadly

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Investment in maternal and newborn health can deliver astonishing returns to society, saving lives and delivering an astounding $87 of social benefits back for every dollar spent

deliver astonishing returns to society, saving lives and delivering an astounding $87 of social benefits back for every dollar spent.

The research shows that the best investment is to increase access to family planning and, most importantly, increase access toBasic Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care. This package, known by the term BEmONC, means delivering better care at low cost, often with For example, BEmONC ensures access to neonatal resuscitation. This requires only a hand pump or resuscitator, which costs about $65. If it is used 25 times in a year the cost per use is just $2.60.

A large part of the cost of increasing BEmONC comes from ensuring better access for pregnant women in birth facilities, which lowers death risks for both mother and child. Today, two-thirds of women in those 55 countries give birth in such facilities.Family planning is an important part of the package because an estimated 217-million women who want to avoid pregnancy still don’t have access to safe and effective family planning methods.

avert 161,000 maternal deaths, more than 1.2-million newborn deaths, and almost as many stillbirths across the 55 countriesOn top of saving millions of lives, a reduction in mortality and fertility can also lead to a significant increase in income per capita, because fewer but healthier children become more productive. This is known as the “demographic dividend”. In total, the reduction in fertility is estimated to yield a benefit equivalent to $28bn annually.

 

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