Sources:

• 289,000+ women die from pregnancy and childbirth-related complications each year (WHO, 2013)
  • That’s 800 women a day (WHO, 2013)
  • 99% of these deaths occur in developing countries (WHO, 2013)
  • Nearly all are preventable (World Bank, 2014)
  • Nearly 3 million newborn babies die every year (UNICEF, 2013)
  • Motherless children are up to 10 times more likely to die within 2 years of their mother’s death (UNICEF, 2013)