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Guatemala
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Midwife Rosa Maria Xona Caj (40 years old) on February 27, 2022 in the village of El Rancho, San Cristobal, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala visits one of her patients: Carmela Max Chen (17 years old) who is 8 months pregnant.
Every Woman Every Newborn in Guatemala
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Claudia Marina Mocal (20 years old) breastfeeds her 8-day-old daughter on February 27, 2022 in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. Her midwife, Rosa Maria Xona Caj, attended her delivery and now visits her every 4 days to check that she and her baby are doing well. Claudia also has another 4-year-old girl: Mirian Fabiola, whom she breastfed for 3 years.
National mortality targets
Maternal mortality ratio
100 per 100,000 live births by 2025
Stillbirth rate
No data
Neonatal mortality rate
12 per 1,000 live births by 2025
Progress to meet the national maternal, newborn mortality and stillbirth reduction targets
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On October 14, 2019 at the UNICEF baby friendly National Hospital of Totonicapán a group of women are waiting to be checked by the anesthetist while an expecting mother who started labor is being monitored by the gynecologists.
Progress to meet Every Woman Every Newborn Everywhere coverage targets
MNH Acceleration Plan highlights
- Developed a robust strategic plan to reduce maternal and newborn deaths, supported by a acceleration plan that prioritize specific territories. For example, roll out the pilot on improving maternal and newborn health, in the department of Quiché, with the highest maternal mortality rate (225) in 2021.
- Integrate data on the quality of maternal and newborn care within post-obstetric event contraceptive data, including patients’ experience of care, effective referrals and an enabling environment.
- Strengthen the capacity of human resources in using measurement tools.
Photo © 2019 UNICEF/ Patricia Willocq
On October 14, in the Chuisuc community of Totonicapán, Guatemala, midwife Catarina Toc, examines Ramona Rodríguez (28 years old) who is 32 weeks pregnant.
Photo © 2022 UNICEF/ Rodrigo Mussapp
Midwife Rosa Maria Xona Caj (40 years old) on February 27, 2022 in the village of El Rancho, San Cristobal, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala visits one of her patients: Carmela Max Chen (17 years old) who is 8 months pregnant.
Quality of care in Guatemala
Guatemala’s successes in improving quality of care for maternal, newborn and child health are essential to help reduce maternal and newborn mortality and stillbirths. These include:
- Integrate quality of care in the national plan to reduce maternal mortality
- Integrate quality of care in SMN, PF, and the experience of care, effective referrals and an enabling environment in the indicators for quality of care for maternal and newborn health
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