Birth rate increases

Maternal-infant health indicators  in San Antonio de los Baños show a greater birth rate, (19 live births, with a total of 225).. The  Maternal-Infant Program continues to be consolidated in the territory for the benefit of ariguanabense children and families.

Among the actions to increase the birth rate is the promotion of breastfeeding, the availability of the human milk bank at the Iván Portuondo General Teaching Hospital, as well as the work carried out by the basic healthcare groups in every family doctor’s office. .

One of the work projections is to maintain these results, which place the municipality in an important place in terms of maternal and infant healthcare and show the hard work and dedication of doctors, nurses, specialists and other healthcare sector professionals.

One of the existing difficulties is the low birth weight caused by hypertension during pregnancy. As a preventive measure, periodic check-ups are carried out at the family doctor’s offices to avoid risk factors that lead to pre-term deliveries; in other cases, the patient is admitted to the Maternal Home or to her home, with the aim of guaranteeing that her pregnancy reaches the established term with the optimal health conditions, for both mothers and babies.