Access to birth control prevents thousands of deaths in pregnancy and childbirth every year, a new global analysis has found.
Globally, maternal deaths – pregnancy-related deaths during pregnancy, childbirth, or up to six weeks postpartum – are mostly due to postpartum haemorrhage, health issues stemming from high blood pressure, sepsis, blood vessel blockages, abortion complications, or obstructed labour, which is when the foetus is physically unable to pass through the birth canal.
