GENEVA- The World Health Organization is calling on healthcare facility managers, leaders and health workers around the world to adopt a set of 5 World Patient Safety Day Goals 2021 to improve maternal and newborn safety at the points of care, particularly around childbirth.
The goals will be launched at a Virtual Global Conference “Together for safe and respectful maternal and newborn care” on World Patient Safety Day on 17 September, with this year’s theme – Safe maternal and newborn care.
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每天约有800名妇女和6700名婴儿在分娩期间或前后丧生。
Every day, approximately 800 women and 6 700 babies lose their lives around the time of childbirth.
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此外，每天有近5400例死产，其中40%死产与分娩有关。
In addition, nearly 5 400 babies are stillborndaily, with 40% of these deaths occurring in relation to labour and childbirth.
Most stillbirths, maternal and newborn deaths and harm are avoidable through the provision of safe, respectful and quality care during pregnancy, childbirth and in the first days of life.
The 5 World Patient Safety Day Goals 2021 aim to improve maternal and newborn safety at the point of care and to accelerate action towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of reducing maternal mortality and ending avoidable deaths of newborns by 2030.
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这5项目标是：
The goals are to:
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减少分娩期间对待妇女和新生儿的不必要的和有害的做法；
- Reduce unnecessary and harmful practices to women and newbornsduring childbirth
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加强卫生工作者安全照护孕产妇和新生儿的能力并向卫生工作者提供支持；
- Strengthen capacity of and support to health workers for safe maternal and newborn care