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Background: Maternal mortality and morbidity remain an important public health priority and are key indicators of women's health worldwide. Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) show that about 295,000 women died during and following pregnancy and childbirth in 2017. About 13% of maternal deaths worldwide is due to unsafe abortions. The vast majority of these deaths (94%) occurred in low-and middle-income countries, and most could have been prevented. Severe maternal morbidity is nearly 100 times more common than maternal mortality and includes unexpected outcomes of labor and delivery that result in significant short-or long-term consequences to a woman's health. Improving maternal health is one of the key priorities of WHO. Action to improve women's health includes safe obstetric access, skilled attendance at childbirth, adequate antenatal, postpartum and postabortion care in order to reduce maternal deaths, and severe pregnancy complications.
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