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Watch A Larger Picture, a new short video by AMDD

Posted on Jun 29 2010

Each year upwards of 300,000 women die needlessly during pregnancy and childbirth. Millions more are injured. How can we prevent this? A Larger Picture, a two-minute video by AMDD, breaks down how strong health systems help ensure that giving birth doesn’t mean risking life.

Learn more about AMDD’s work in health systems.

Watch the video by clicking 'Read More' below.

Our work is urgent

  • Over 7 million pregnancy-related deaths, including maternal deaths, newborn deaths, and stillbirths happen each year. That’s 50% more than the annual deaths from AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined.
  • 99% of maternal deaths occur in developing countries.
  • 75% of maternal deaths can be prevented by skilled health care providers backed up by emergency obstetric care (EmOC).
  • We have until 2015 to reduce maternal deaths by 75% to meet Millennium Development Goal 5. We can’t do this without strong health systems that ensure universal access to EmOC.