According to the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) the proportion of stillbirths in Namibia was 8 per 1 000 total births in 2014—one of the lowest rates in Sub-Saharan Africa and below the global target of 12 or fewer stillbirths per 1000 total births by 2030 set in the Every Newborn Action Plan endorsed by the World Health Assembly in 2014.
Of the stillbirths, the number occurring less than 12 hours before or during childbirth, has decreased 18% in less than 5 years, mainly due to improvements in quality of facility childbirth, emergency obstetric care and mothers choosing to deliver their babies in maternity facilities, according DHS.
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“对重视分娩和每个婴儿的生命作出坚定承诺促使各社区及时将妇女送往妇产机构，”Islam说。
“A strong commitment to value childbirth and the life of every baby is encouraging communities to bring woman to maternity facilities in time,” says Islam.
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“因此，纳米比亚开始看到孕产妇和婴儿的死亡率在逐步下降。”
“Because of this, Namibia is starting to see gradual improvements in maternal and infantmortality.”
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终结可预防的死亡
Ending preventable deaths
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尽管全球孕产妇和儿童死亡人数已大幅减少，但死产数量几乎没有变化。
Despite significant reductions in the number of maternal and child deaths worldwide, there has been little change in the number of stillbirths.