Worksheets11.4 - SDG 3 Maternal and Child Health
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 5mins
Complete the name of the following target:
🎯 Reduce global (a) mortality.
Haemorrhage is a primary cause of maternal mortality worldwide.
Which best describes what a haemorrhage refers to?
It is an infection that occurs after childbirth
It is excessive blood loss following childbirth
It is when the pregnant mother has high blood pressure in her pregnancy
It is when the baby cannot physically pass through the birth canal
Obstructed labour is a primary cause of maternal mortality worldwide.
Which best describes what obstructed labour refers to?
It is when the baby cannot physically pass through the birth canal
When a baby is aborted in an unsafe manner.
It is when the pregnant mother has high blood pressure in her pregnancy
It is an infection that occurs after childbirth
Which of the following actions would be most suitable to reducing maternal mortality from obstructed labour?
Reducing the number of adolescents falling pregnant
Having more access to skilled birth attendants, such as a midwife
More women having access to contraception and family planning services
All of the above
Which description best describes the concept of antenatal care?
Medical care provided to a pregnant woman before the birth of her child
Emergency care for pregnant women
Routine check-ups for infants
Medical care provided after childbirth
✅ Select all correct answers:
Why is increasing access to contraceptive products and family planning an important action to reduce global maternal mortality?
It prevents families from being driven into poverty because they can plan children.
It reduces the number of unintended pregnancies
It increases the birth rate in low- and middle-income countries.
It supports women and girls to space their births
Complete the name of the following target:
🎯 End (a) deaths of newborns and children under five.
Why is breastfeeding an important action to end the preventable deaths of newborns and children under five?
It helps to improve the health and wellbeing of the mother.
It is free to access compared to formula.
It helps the mother and child to bond.
It provides nutrients that increase immunity against potentially fatal infectious diseases.
