Complete childbirth services for Filipino mothers sought

As the country celebrates National Women’s Month, Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas City Rep. Camille Villar called anew for the passage of a measure that seeks to improve maternal and newborn care and …

As the country celebrates National Women’s Month, Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas City Rep. Camille Villar called anew for the passage of a measure that seeks to improve maternal and newborn care and provide maximum safeguards to Filipino mothers at the time of their childbirths.

“We have an important duty to protect the lives of mothers and the unborn and we seek to provide comprehensive childbirth services to them to address maternal or neonatal problems,” she added. Region 4-A composed of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon or Calabarzon recorded the highest number of maternal deaths with 245 cases, or a 10.36-percent increase from 222 cases in 2017.

These facilities or centers shall also ensure the highest safety mechanism to prevent child switching, child trafficking or the commission of any crime that may lead to the endangering of the lives of both mother and child. Local health clinics, health offices and satellite offices of the Department of Health are “encouraged” to provide 24-hour assistance to Filipino mothers.

PA spokesperson Col. Xerxes Trinidad, in a statement Wednesday, said the virtual kick-off activity took place at Army headquarters in Fort Bonifacio, Metro Manila.

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