• Indranil Sarkar
• Mithun Mondal
• Debarati Sarkar

Maternal health refers to the state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. While motherhood is often a positive and fulfilling experience, for many women it is associated with suffering, ill health, and even death. According to World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 800 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth every day (WHO, 2014). Out of all maternal deaths, 99 percent occur in developing countries. Further, maternal mortality is higher among women living in rural areas, among poorer communities (WHO, 2014 and UNFPA, 2012), and among those with low literacy (Pillai, V. K et al 2013). Improving maternal health is one of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) adopted by international community in 2000 (UN, 2010 and Bhandari, T. R., 2013). There is a visible disparity within countries, between people with high and low income and between people living in rural and urban areas. It is a mere indication of inequalities in access to maternal healthcare services and highlights the gap between the rich and the poor (Pathak, P. K., et al, 2010 and Esscher, A., et al, 2014). In India as well this disparity is visible. In the city like Kolkata of West Bengal the number of slums with migrant residents is high on the other hand the scope of maternal and child health care is very less because of lack of proper services, lack of education as well as lack of proper access to health care services. In this study such a slum (Borough -VII) has been taken from Kolkata to explore the situation of maternal health as well as to determine the socio-economic influencing factors and to understand the pattern of utilization of maternal health services. From the study population 251 samples were selected based on sample calculation, keeping confidence level 95% and confidence interval 6.Three types of respondent were selected which are (i) Mother having children less than 42 days of age;(ii) Mother of children between 18 – 24 months of age and (iii) Mothers of malnourished children of below 5 years of age.

Maternal Health, Urban Health, Slum Dwellers and Migration

"Maternal Health of the Migrant Slum Dwellers: A Study of Select Region of Kolkata Metropolitan", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 9, page no.d110-d124, September-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2109311.pdf

"Maternal Health of the Migrant Slum Dwellers: A Study of Select Region of Kolkata Metropolitan", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 9, page no. ppd110-d124, September-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2109311.pdf