Progress for children: A report card on maternal mortality
19 September 2008, New York – A report released by UNICEF today reveals a shocking discrepancy between the toll that pregnancy and childbirth takes on women in the developing world compared with those in industrialized nations.
Author: UNICEF
Date of publication: 2008
Number of pages: 48
- Link to the full publication
- UNICEF Press release: Report highlights risk of maternal mortality in developing world
Overview
19 September 2008, New York – A report released by UNICEF today reveals a shocking discrepancy between the toll that pregnancy and childbirth takes on women in the developing world compared with those in industrialized nations.
"Progress for Children: A Report Card on Maternal Mortality" shows that more than half a million women die unnecessarily every year due to complications from pregnancy and childbirth – and 99 per cent of those deaths occur in developing countries.