Paper long abstract:

Death is a natural phenomenon which has an adverse implication on family and society. It is very true in the case of women`s death. When a woman dies it adversely affect the way of life of all family members. It`s irony that a woman creating a life is dying in labor. Today, maternal death is a matter of concern worldwide, especially in developing countries, where resources are scarce and poor supplies of services are suffered. Worldwide the harsh condition of maternal death happens due to complications of pregnancy and reproductive health. Critical condition of these maternal deaths and disability can be averted by providing emergency obstetric care in time. India with one of the underprivileged state Uttar Pradesh is suffering from high maternal mortality. Coping with these issues, many initiatives have been introduced by world health community and national governments. Among these initiatives, Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC) is a potent tool to reduce maternal mortality and avert maternal deaths and disability but being a very efficient initiative it is still not as successful as assumed due to several barriers in path of its accessibility . The present paper aims to focus endangered women`s lives during pregnancy and obstetric in lack of EmOC worldwide with special reference of Uttar Pradesh in India. The role of EmOC to reduce maternal and obstetric death, its utilization, and the causes behind its insufficient supply and barriers especially socio-cultural barriers in accessibility of services in rural areas has been discussed broadly. This is an original research based on primary data.