• WHO
• 13 Jan, 2020

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia accounted for 86% (approximately 254,000) of the 295,000 women across the world who died during and following pregnancy and childbirth in 2017. Ninety-four percent (94%) of these deaths occurred in low-resource areas and could have been prevented (WHO, 2019). Although the maternal mortality rate (MMR) worldwide has somewhat declined in recent years.
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