In 2024, the Junín region closed the year with 19 maternal deaths, that is, three more than in 2023, when 16 maternal deaths were recorded, reported the director in charge of the Regional Health Directorate, Clifor Curipaco.
“Of the 19 maternal deaths, thirteen occurred due to direct causes of pregnancy, five deaths were due to indirect causes and one due to incidental causes, that is, due to feminicide,” commented the official.
origin. According to the place of origin, 2 of the victims came from the Pasco region (Oxapampa), 1 from an EsSalud hospital in Huancavelica, 2 from EsSalud Junín, 2 from Pangoa, 3 from an establishment in the Mantaro Valley, 2 from Satipo, 2 from Pichanaqui, 1 from Tarma, 1 from Chupaca, 1 from Jauja, 2 from Chanchamayo.
Despite the increase in cases, the official mentioned in 2024, 310 maternal deaths were avoided, when in 2023, 100 deaths were avoided. Additionally, in 2024, 293 cases of extreme maternal morbidities were treated, while in 2023, 99 cases were treated. In addition, 3,971 home visits were made to pregnant women.
In 2024, 18,308 pregnant women were treated in various health facilities.
One of the strategies to avoid maternal deaths is the implementation of three more 15 operational maternity homes. In 2024, there were 317 shelters. And there is a projection to one more maternal home in Pichanaqui.
Many of the pregnant women arrived at the El Carmen hospital in critical condition, affected by cases of preeclampsia in which many cases cost them their lives.
