Key Issues
More than 250,000 women and three million newborn babies die each year in pregnancy and childbirth or soon afterwards, the majority of them in Africa and South Asia.
This is an unnecessary and avoidable tragedy.
The health and life prospects of mothers and their children are inextricably linked, and Women and Children First has demonstrated that most of these deaths could be prevented by low cost interventions by addressing the key issues that affect both maternal and newborn health.
Saving Lives
Over a quarter of a million women and three million newborn babies die each year in pregnancy and childbirth or soon afterwards, the majority of them in Africa and South Asia. For every woman who dies at least twenty more suffer complications which leave them with lifelong disability and pain.
Our unique programmes are saving the lives of mothers and babies every day. We need you to help us to equip women with their most vital survival tool: knowledge.
