Santa Clara, Cuba, April 7 (Prensa Latina) The central Cuban province of Villa Clara has maintained its maternal mortality rate at zero for three consecutive years, a success remembered today in this territory as part of the World Health Day celebrations.
Dr. Yandry Alfonso, head of the Maternal and Child Program in the province, explained that the reasons for these results include the stability achieved in critical maternal care, as well as in the Perinatology Service and in the intensive care units of the gynecological-obstetric and pediatric hospitals.
Villa Clara stands out in Cuba for achieving 201 pregnancies in municipal clinics in the last year alone, as well as maintaining the occupancy rate in maternity homes above 70 percent and achieving 252 pregnancies thanks to assisted reproduction.
According to Ailuj Casanova, national director of Medical Care at the Ministry of Public Health, in 2024 Cuba reported a maternal mortality rate of 40.6 per 100,000 women, higher than the 38.7 recorded in 2023.
These figures indicate the success of the central Cuban territory of Villa Clara in these indicators, although challenges remain: strengthening the program for care for fertile women, reducing teenage pregnancy, and strengthening complex health intervention programs.
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