General Session #3 - Reducing Maternal Mortality and Morbidity

Two to three women die every day in the United States from complications that occur while giving life; every 10 minutes a woman almost dies of pregnancy-related complications. Approximately half of these maternal deaths have been determined to be preventable. African American women have 3-4 times more deaths than women of all other racial/ethnic groups. Women are the cornerstone of a healthy and prosperous world—we must act now to eliminate preventable deaths and injuries.