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Each day, almost 800 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. . Maternal mortality is defined as the death of a woman from complications of pregnancy or childbirth that occur during the pregnancy or within 6 weeks after the pregnancy ends.*

Maternal mortality remains a major global health crisis, despite global calls to attention. The staggering reality is that most maternal deaths are preventable and are caused by massive health inequalities which exist within and between countries on a global scale. 

These inequalities are profound. Almost 鈥攚ith the greatest risk existing across Sub-Saharan Africa, which accounts for 70% of all maternal deaths. The current global rate of maternal deaths () also remains far above the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goal, which aims to reduce this figure to .

In a new policy brief, Drivers of Global Maternal Mortality, 浪花直播鈥檚 Maternal Health Initiative examines the current state of maternal deaths around the world鈥攁s well as their key causes. We focus on global trends that create a negative impact on maternal health and mortality rates, and conclude by offering recommendations to address underlying systemic causes and social determinants of maternal deaths, and what is necessary to lower global maternal mortality rates.

*Deaths due to complications of pregnancy or childbirth can occur . Such deaths are classified as late maternal deaths.