Republic of Moldova

 

International targets

• Reduce by three quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality rate.
  
• Initial national targets
  
• Reduce by three quarters, by 2015, the maternal mortality rate. Reduce the maternal mortality rate from 28 (per 1,000 live births) in 2002 down to 23 in 2006, 21.0 in 2010, and 13.3 in 2015.
  
• Cover all maternity wards with qualified medical staff, starting 2006 (currently – 99%).
  

Revised national targets

• Reduce the maternal mortality rate from 16 (per 1,000 live births) in 2006 down to 15.5 in 2010 and 13.3 in 2015.
  
• Maintain the number of births assisted by qualified medical staff during 2010 and 2015 at 99%.
  

(Source: draft National Report „Millennium Development Goals Report:„New Challenges – New Objectives”)

 

 

The level of maternal mortality reflects the efficiency of the healthcare system, as well as women’s access to quality health services. Despite the non-homogenous evolution of this indicator during the past six years, the intermediary target for 2006 was attained successfully. This implies a revision of the MDG intermediary target for 2010 and of the final one for 2015. It is necessary to further improve the quality of health services, specifically in rural areas, in order to reduce maternal mortality and achieve the established targets.

Both the international and national statistics take into account only maternal deaths by direct obstetrical causes, i.e. deaths caused by pregnancy, birth, and post-partum complications. According to the definition, a maternal death is a woman’s death during pregnancy or up to 42 days after pregnancy, due to any cause associated with/or aggravated by pregnancy and its carriage, but not because of trauma or poisonings.

The intermediary target for 2006 was achieved. The 2006 target of 23 cases per 100 thousand live births), was comfortably exceeded with 16 cases per 100 thousand live births. Compared to other countries in the region, the maternal mortality rate in Moldova is lower than the CIS average (29 cases), but higher than in EU states (11 cases per 1,000 live births). More...