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Bookmark or Share- Maternal deaths - World Health Organization (WHO)Maternal mortality is difficult to measure. CRVS and health information systems in most developing countries are weak, and thus, cannot provide an accurate assessment of maternal mortality. Even estimates derived from complete CRVS systems, such as those in developed countries; suffer from misclassification and incompleteness of maternal deaths.
- Maternal mortality - World Health Organization (WHO)A maternal death occurred almost every two minutes in 2020. Between 2000 and 2020, the maternal mortality ratio (MMR, number of maternal deaths per 100 000 live births) dropped by about 34% worldwide. Almost 95% of all maternal deaths occurred in low and lower middle-income countries in 2020.
- Maternal and reproductive health - World Health Organization (WHO)Most maternal deaths are preventable, as the health-care solutions to prevent or manage complications are well known. All women need access to high quality care in pregnancy, and during and after childbirth. Maternal health and newborn health are closely linked.
- Maternal and newborn health - World Health Organization (WHO)Maternal health refers to the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal period. Newborn health refers to the babies' first month of life. A healthy start in life has significant repercussions for a person's health and well-being during infancy, childhood, and adulthood.
- New global targets to prevent maternal deathsToday the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNFPA launched five critical targets to help countries get back on track in reducing preventable maternal deaths, and for tracking progress against the Sustainable Development Goals.Globally, maternal mortality declined by more than a third from 2000 to 2017. Yet, tragically, an estimated 810 women continue to die each day due to complications of ...
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