About 1000 women die from pregnancy- or childbirth-related complications around the world every day. This is referred to as Maternal Mortality. This is why I became an Obstetrician/Gynecologist. In 2008, 358 000 women died during and following pregnancy and childbirth. Ninety nine percent (99%) occurred in developing countries, and most of them could have been prevented. More than half of these deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa. The maternal mortality ratio in developing countries is 290 per 100 000 live births […]