Maternal, newborn, and child health

Every year, 60 million women give birth at home with no access to skilled care. More than 500,000 women die from complications in pregnancy and childbirth, 4 million newborn babies die every year before they are 1 month old, 3 million are stillborn. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) knows that the health of mothers and children play an integral part in the struggle to reduce poverty.