Maternal health

Every minute of every day a woman dies from a pregnancy related cause. That’s 500,000 women each year.

Most of these deaths occur in the developing world. For every woman who dies during childbirth, another 30 suffer injury, infection or disease. 

Marie Stopes International works to reduce these numbers by providing comprehensive maternal and child health services, including:

• antenatal care
• obstetric care
• post natal care

Marie Stopes International provides high-quality maternal & child health services in countries ranging from Bangladesh, Kenya, and Madagascar through to Sierra Leone and Tanzania. 

To find out more about the programmes where Marie Stopes International provides major maternal health information and services, please select a country from the drop down on the right.