Hundreds of thousands of women die each year from pregnancy-related complications. The vast majority of these deaths are unnecessary and preventable, caused by a lack of access to timely, quality health care. These preventable deaths represent violations of essential human rights, including the right to the highest attainable standard of health and the right to [...]

According to a new report published by Amnesty International USA, maternal mortality in America actually increased between 1987 and 2006, from 6.6 deaths per 100,000 live births to 13.3 deaths. And this has happened despite the country spending more than any other on health care and maternal medicine.
Sadly, the data [...]

Today, British medical journal, The Lancet, published a report that states that maternal deaths have fallen from 526,300 in 1980 to 342,900 in 2008. This is a 35% decrease over the past 30 years.
It has long been reported that little progress has been made in reducing maternal mortality, which is defined as death of a [...]

Data collected throughout the 2009 H1N1 (or “swine flu”) pandemic suggests that women who are pregnant or who have recently delivered are much more vulnerable to the disease than others. Health officials are now asking women who fall into this category to be extra vigilant about potential flu systems, and to see a doctor about [...]