title: Analysis of the maternal and child health care status in Suizhou City, Hubei Province, China, from 2005 to 2011.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Improving the health and well-being of women and children has long been a common goal throughout the world. From 2005 to 2011, Suizhou City had an annual average of 22,405 pregnant and parturient women (1.04% of the population) and 98,811 children under 5 years old (4.57% of the population). Understanding the status of maternal and child health care in Suizhou City during such period can provide the local health administrative department valid scientific bases upon which to construct effective policies.
  
  
  METHODS
  Various types of annual reports on maternal and child health care were collected and analyzed retrospectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mortality rates for infants and children under 5 years showed a declining trend, while the rates of newborn home visiting, maternal health service coverage, and children health systematic management increased annually in Suizhou City from 2005 to 2011. The incidence of birth defect increased from 2.42 ‰ in 2005 to 3.89 ‰ in 2011. The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) fluctuated from 8.39/100,000 to 28.77/100,000, which was much lower than the national MMR (30.0/100,000 in 2010). The rates of hospitalized delivery and births attended by trained health personnel for pregnant women increased to more than 90% in the past five years.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The improvements in maternal and child health care work in Suizhou City are worthy of recognition. Thus, the government should continue to increase funding in these areas to promote the complete enhancement of the maternal and child health care system.
authors: Family Planning Research Institute, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
authors: Cui-Ling
authors: CL
authors: Li
authors: Tao
authors: T
authors: Jiang
authors: Xiu-Zhen
authors: XZ
authors: Hu
authors: Kai
authors: K
authors: Zhao
authors: Qiong
authors: Q
authors: Yu
authors: Hui-Ping
authors: HP
authors: Zhang
mesh_terms: D002662:Child Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D008403:Mass Screening; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D011247:Pregnancy
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