The contraceptive prevalence rate indicator is distinguished to the traditional and modern use. From 1991, the number of modern contraceptive use is increasing from 47,1% to 57,4% in 2007.5 Again, the matter of disparity arise in this third indicators of MDG number 5. While the highest rate of contraception implementation is 74,0% in Bengkulu and the lowest is in Maluku (34,1%).5
Teen birth rate are mere a social than health problem. Altough laws state that the minimun age for marriage are 19 years for male and 16 for female, the marriage rate for female below 15 is higher (12,56%), compared to the female marry in 16 years old (9,84%).4 The number of women delivering baby in rural areas are higher than in the urban areas (13,7 % and 7,3%).4 Moreover, pregnant women who got high school education or higher is 3,8%, compared to those who did not get any formal education (13,6%).4
The frequency of pregnant women going to health care at least once is presumably significant. The recommendation of visit for antenatal care is 4 times. The percentage of women getting proffesional antenatal care 4 times during her pregnancy reported 81,5% and number of those who visit on suggested schedule is about 65,5%.5 Women who visit the health care are given iron tablets and vitamin A.4
At last, the challenge we all face due to improving maternal health is education and information's spreading. Because most of maternal deaths could be prevented, women should understand that they have rights to-and ought to-access adequate reproductive health services, equipment, supplies and skilled healthcare workers. With their very own of precise platform of what should pregnant women do and get, it is the goverments and health proffesionals' bulk to provide comprehensive services.
Quoting Mother Teresa: "We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop." Let us starts campaign and conversation to improve maternal health. For better tomorrow, for the healthier world.
Reference:
[1] United Nations Department of Public Information. (2010). Goal Five Improve Maternal  Health. Geneva: UN
[2] The Asian-Pacific Resource & Research Centre for Women (ARROW). (2010). MDG 5: Improve Maternal Health. http://www.mdg5watch.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=173&Itemid=172 Retrieved February 7, 2012.
[3] Widiadana, Rita. (2010). A matter of life and death. The Jakarta Post. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/01/13/a-matter-life-and-death.html. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
[4] Kementrian Perencanaan dan Pembangunan Nasional. (2007). Laporan Pencapaian Millenium Development Goals Indonesia 2007. http://www.undp.or.id/pubs/docs/UNDP%20-%20%20MDGR%202007%20(bahasa).pdf.Retrieved 7, Februari 2012.
[5] Kementrian Perencanaan dan Pembangunan Nasional. (2010). Laporan Pencapaian Millenium Development Goals Indonesia 2010. http://www.google.co.id/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=pencapaian%20mdgs%205%202010&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CDAQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgizi.depkes.go.id%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F10%2Flap-pemb-milenium-ind-2010.pdf&ei=K-MwT8HIE8LMrQfahKG9BA&usg=AFQjCNG9cdnQKD-QtbF1_ZBEosd155J1JA&sig2=elrE3oTy6jHWGPpDPsn-4A. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
