Pregnant woman or newborn dies every 7 seconds – WHO

DAILY POST 

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has discovered that one pregnant woman or newborn dies every seven seconds.

A report published on Tuesday attributed the increase in maternal and newborn deaths to decreasing investments in the sector.

The research on improving maternal and newborn health, survival, and reducing stillbirth assesses risk factors, causes, and the provision of critical health services.

The report shows progress in improving survival has stagnated since 2015, with around 290,000 maternal deaths each year.

Annually, there are about 1.9 million stillbirths (babies who die after 28 weeks of pregnancy) and 2.3 million newborn deaths.

More than 4.5 million women and babies die during pregnancy (childbirth or the first weeks after birth), equivalent to one death every seven seconds.

The new publication said COVID-19, rising poverty, and worsening humanitarian crises have….