Invest in Maternal and Newborn Health – Women Deliver
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Invest in Maternal and Newborn Health

Maternal & Newborn Health
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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)