Most women feel they are unable to ask health professionals questions. And only half were consistently asked if they had questions.
In Mozambique, gender-based violence, early marriage and early pregnancy all play a part in compromising the health of mothers and infants.
(Nazeem Muhajarine)
Mozambique has one of the highest maternal death rates in the world. Researchers hope to reduce this, with an ambitious project aimed at empowering women and girls.
A mother holds the foot of her premature baby. Prematurity is the most common cause of neonatal death globally.
UNICEF Ethiopia/2012/Pudlowski
In developed countries, the main causes of preterm deaths are well known and studied.But in low resource countries, the causes are much less understood.
Africa’s maternal mortality rates are the highest in the world.
Reuters/Andreea Campeanu
Africa faces the monumental task of reducing its maternal deaths by three-quarters if it is to meet the Sustainable Development Goals around maternal mortality.
Professor, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology and Director, Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit, University of Saskatchewan