Progress for Children (No. 7)
Millennium Development Goal 5 is to improve maternal health, and its bold target is to reduce the maternal mortality ratio by three quarters between 1990 and 2015. Still, each year more than half a million women die from pregnancy-related causes that are avoidable. At the present rate of progress, the world will fall well short of the MDG 5 target…, Get the latest data, research and analysis on the issues affecting children around the world., Browse all UNICEF publications, Discover our latest reports and explore by topic. September 2008, PROGRESS FOR CHILDRENA Report Card on Maternal MortalityNumber 7, September 2008 Foreword: Maternal mortality and the MDGs 1 Maternal mortality: Neglected for too long 2 Global overview 4 A continuum of care Antenatal care 7 Skilled health personnel attending delivery 9 Emergency obstetric care 11 Post-partum care 11 Contraception and family…