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Free ante-natal, intra-partum and post-partum care is provided to all Maltese women.
تقدم الرعاية قبل الولادة وأثناء الولادة وبعدها إلى جميع النساء المالطيات مجانا.
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The causes for maternal deaths include haemorrhage (both ante and post partum), sepsis, obstructed/prolonged labour, puerperal sepsis, unsafe abortion, anemia, etc.
وتشمل أسباب وفيات الأمهات النزيف (سواء قبل الولادة أو بعدها) وتعفن الدم وتعسر المخاض وطول مدته وتعفن الدم النفاسي والإجهاض غير المأمون والأنيميا وما إلى ذلك.
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28,638 women delivered at VCH between 1978 and 2001 In 1979, 564 women delivered; in 2001 there was a total of 1,607 confinements 1.04 males were born for each female (14,756 boys/14,254 girls) Mean stillbirth rate for infants >20 weeks gestation and 500gm accounted on average for 15/1000 deliveries Mean neonatal deaths occurred in 11/1000 deliveries ranging from 4/1000 in 1986 to 18/1000 in 1993 Mean peri-natal mortality was 26/1000 ranging from 15/1000 in 1986 to 36/1000 in 1993 Mean caesarean section rate was 5.2 per cent (range 2.1-8.2 per cent per annum) Mean instrumental delivery rate was 1.8 per cent (range 0.9-3.2 per cent per annum) Mean augmentation rate was 2.9 per cent Mean induction rate was 0.8 per cent Maternal mortality rate was 7/10,000 Mean breach rate was 23/1000 (range 15-40/1000) Mean twinning rate was 12/1000 (range 7-20/1000) Small for gestational age rate was 45/1000 (range from a high of 83/1000 in 1983 to a low of 16/1000 in 1998) Ante-partum haemorrhage was 3/1000 deliveries (range from 0-7/1000) Post-partum haemorrhage was 21/1000 (maximum 53/1000 in 1979 and minimum 8/1000 in 2001) Births-before arrival have increased from 0.3 to 1.6 per cent Children born with congenital abnormalities 6/1000 (range 2-10/1000)
• كان معدل صغر السن بالنسبة لسن الحمل 45/000 1 (في إطار مدى يتراوح بين مستوى مرتفع يصل إلى 83/000 1 في عام 1983 ومستوى منخفض يصل إلى 16/000 1 في عام 1998)؛