(UNFPA) 2017 report, about every 2 minutes a woman dies because of complications due to childbirth or pregnancy. For every woman who dies, there are about 20 to 30 women who experience injury, infection, or other birth or pregnancy-related complications.

UNFPA estimated that 303,000 women died of pregnancy or childbirth-related causes in 2015. The WHO divides causes of maternal deaths into two categories: direct obstetric deaths and indirect obstetric deaths. Direct obstetric deaths are causes of death due