Maternal mortality? Its just poor African and Asian women dying | Liz Ford

With 500 days until the millennium development goals expire, targets on maternal and reproductive health will not be met

Esther Worae believes a key part of her job is to preach the message of contraception. Along with her team from the Marie Stopes clinic in Accra, she goes to places that attract a crowd the beach, the marketplace to talk to people about the value of family planning, the dangers of early marriage and the importance of women having access to all of the healthcare services they may need to prevent them dying from pregnancy or childbirth.

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from Pregnancy | The Guardian http://ift.tt/1pxMalL