LIVE- Saving Women's Lives: Progress Against Maternal Mortality

Some 830 women die every day from pregnancy-related causes—97 percent of them in developing countries. These deaths are mostly preventable. Women, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Asia, need more access to quality obstetric care. Women in low-resource settings need greater access to modern contraception, and they need access to safe abortion care. They also need health information and support that reach them where they are. The international medical community knows what causes maternal mortality and how to prevent it. In fact, there’s been a significant decline in maternal deaths over the last two decades. Yet for far too many women in the places where MSF works, pregnancy-related deaths are an ongoing, everyday emergency. So, what are we doing about it? What progress and innovations have we achieved, and what major challenges remain? Make sure you don’t miss weekly video updates and ongoing series about our work in crisis zones across the world. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/BtzdsR Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières helps people worldwide where the need is greatest, delivering emergency medical aid to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from health care. Learn more at http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/BtzdsR Like us on Facebook:   / msf.english   Follow us on Instagram:   / doctorswithoutborders   Follow us on Twitter:   / msf_usa   Connect with us on LinkedIn:   / m-decins-sans-fronti-res-msf-   Sign up for our newsletter: http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/...