Imagining a World Where No Mothers Die

More than 700 women die each day, on average, from causes linked to pregnancy or childbirth. Almost all of these deaths are preventable. To honor the world’s mothers, we asked midwives about their memories of helping women survive the journey to motherhood.

Imagining a World Where No Mothers Die

More than 700 women die each day, on average, from causes linked to pregnancy or childbirth. Almost all of these deaths are preventable. 

To honor the world’s mothers, we asked midwives about their memories of helping women survive the journey to motherhood. And we asked how the world would be different if no woman died in the act of creating life.

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