Maternal mortality still a challenge for global health
In Australia, we are lucky to have a functioning health system that allows women to give birth with a skilled attendant.
In many countries, there are few resources or people with the experience to help a woman give birth, which explains why the maternal and child mortality rate is high worldwide.
In 2013, nearly 290,000 women died from childbirth complications, and 3 million newborns die in the first month of life.
The complications that result in this death can be avoided in many cases with the help of midwives. To explain the global need for midwives, Ellen Leabeater spoke to Caroline Homer. Caroline is the President of the Australian College of midwives and Professor of Midwifery at the University of Technology Sydney.
Further Information:
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