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Childbirth care - WHO
CHAPTER 3 IIIEach year in Africa 30 million women become pregnant, and about 250,000 ofthem die from pregnancy-related causes. One third of nearly one millionstillbirths occur during labour, and approximately 280,000 babies die of birthasphyxia soon after birth. These figures are closely linked. Skilled care atbirth and immediately thereafter would save the lives of many mothers andbabies and prevent countless complications. Yet almost 60 percent of Africanwomen give birth without a skilled attendant 18 million a year at home and during the last 10 years, the average coverage of births with a skilledattendant on the continent has not increased significantly.
64 Opportunities for Africa’s Newborns Problem Newborn health and survival are closely linked to care the mother receives before and during pregnancy, childbirth,and the postnatal period.Throughout the continuum of care,the period with the highest risk of
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