Visualizing maternal mortality

15 December - MME Info, a data visualization portal containing the latest maternal mortality estimates released by the UN, is designed to provide a clear and transparent way to communicate and understand maternal mortality estimates at country and regional levels.

MME Info allows for easy analysis and visualization of the latest and most relevant data related to maternal mortality - a key Millennium Development Goal (MDG) Indicator.

• MME Info
• More on MDG 5 - improving maternal health

14 April 2011 - Some 2.6 million stillbirths occurred worldwide in 2009, according to the first comprehensive set of estimates published in a special series of The Lancet. Every day more than 7200 babies are stillborn — a death just when parents expect to welcome a new life — and 98% of them occur in low- and middle-income countries. Well-known interventions for improving maternal and newborn health would reduce the number of stillbirths too.

• News release
• Lancet Series on Stillbirth
• More information on stillbirth