Be it in conflict, in a natural disaster, a disease outbreak, or in an HIV programme - women are in need of specific care. Reproductive healthcare is an integral part of the medical care we provide, including in emergencies. In areas where maternal death is high, such as in Afghanistan or the Central African Republic, MSF has opened specific projects to provide care to women.
Our healthcare teams work together with pregnant women to provide pre-natal care, delivery services, emergency obstetric care, post-delivery consultations, as well as family planning and safe abortion care. We work with midwives and traditional birth attendants to establish programmes so complicated births can be identified quickly to help prevent maternal deaths.
Figures about maternal healthcare and our response
Data and information from MSF and other iNGOs
65%
of all maternal deaths occur in low and lower middle-income countries
22K
women die from complications related to unsafe abortions every year
207K+
births assisted by MSF teams in 2022, including caesarean sections
