According to the World Health Organization (WHO), sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia accounted for 86% (approximately 254,000) of 295,000 women worldwide who died during and after pregnancy and childbirth in 2017. Ninety-four percent (94%) of deaths it occurs in areas with low resources and is preventable (WHO, 2019). Although the maternal mortality rate (MMR) worldwide has decreased somewhat in recent years, maternal health continues to be closely linked to access to quality health services, which are often unavailable to the poor.
Poor maternal health outcomes are most often the consequence of one or more preventable and/or treatable complications of pregnancy


