Reproductive Health

Estimates have shown that roughly 214 million women across the globe want to avoid pregnancy, yet lack modern, effective forms of contraception.¹ Approximately 800 women die each day due to unforeseen complications in pregnancy and childbirth, the majority of which are preventable. In 2015 alone, 303,000 women died as a result of maternal-related complications.² These maternal deaths occur primarily in low-income, under-resourced regions of developing nations.³ The leading causes of such deaths are hemorrhaging, hypertension and infection.⁴ A woman in a developing nation is 33 times more likely to lose her life due to maternal complications than a woman who lives in a developed nation.⁵ Throughout low-income nations, less than half of deliveries are attended by a skilled birth attendant.⁶ Child marriages can also pose threats to a woman’s health, creating issues during pregnancy and childbirth and rendering the girls vulnerable to domestic abuse.⁷