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How community care can improve maternal health

Teen pregnancy

A woman dies every minute from complications related to childbirth in Kenya. About half a million women die every year due to maternal causes with 70 per cent of the deaths in developing countries. 

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group
Abdallah Shuaib

By  Abdallah Shuaib

Youth advocate

Reproductive Health Network Kenya

What you need to know:

  • A woman dies every minute from complications related to childbirth in Kenya. About half a million women die every year due to maternal causes with 70 per cent of the deaths in developing countries. 
  • The challenge of reducing maternal mortality is a major problem in the country.
  • The Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) estimates the mortality ratio at 444 per 100,000 live births.

A woman dies every minute from complications related to childbirth in Kenya. About half a million women die every year due to maternal causes with 70 per cent of the deaths in developing countries. 

The challenge of reducing maternal mortality is a major problem in the country.

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