Blog #9

Colby Veirs

10/31/11

SOC 202

Sills

Blog #9

Women Face Deadly Risks in Giving Life

In Niger, a woman gives birth to an average of nearly eight children. Countries like Uganda, Mali and Somalia are following close behind, with an average of six to seven children. When a mother has that many kids she has to risk her life and rely on many things to care for them all to her best ability with what she has to offer. There is a clear connection between lesser developed countries with high fertility rates and the corresponding mothers mortality rate. With every pregnancy and birth, a woman's risk of dying increases. According to the world health organization pregnancy and childbirth complications are among the leading causes of death among women living in developing countries. This magnifies the women’s health risks especially when it comes down to not have health care. Women should not have too many children to the point where it could hurt them or inflict too much time and energy to their loved ones. Giving birth is usually considered to be so natural and part of life in reproduction but there is a real sense of complication and death. Having back to back kids to close together could cause the mother to loose iron and nutrients they need to breastfeed. It can also increase the risk of rupture anemia and putting their babies at a risk of low birth weight and premature birth. All these problems could be solved if there were breaks taken in between to let the mother’s body have time to recover. The lesser amount of kids corresponds to less complication with the mother and the hardship of childbirth and raising them.


http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/01/health/multiple-pregnancies-mother/index.html?hpt=he_c1