--- title: "10 Maternal Mortality Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 10 Maternal Mortality quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Maternal Mortality sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b73/gabrielle-palmer-891_death_one-target-of-the-fifth-un-millennium-de_1965776.jpg" --- > [“One target of the fifth UN Millennium Development Goal (UNMDG) to improve maternal health, is to reduce maternal mortality by three-quarters by 2015.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabrielle-palmer/one-target-of-the-fifth-un-millennium-development-goal-unmdg-to/) [Gabrielle Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabrielle-palmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b73/gabrielle-palmer-891_death_one-target-of-the-fifth-un-millennium-de_1965776.jpg) > [A few countries like Sri Lanka and Honduras have led the way in slashing maternal mortality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-d-kristof/a-few-countries-like-sri-lanka-and-honduras-have-led-the-way-in/) [Nicholas D. Kristof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-d-kristof/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d66/nicholas-d-kristof-4679_death_a-few-countries-like-sri-lanka-and-hondu_670549.png) > [Prenatal care is one of the most effective ways to reduce maternal mortality because it identifies complications or high risks before emergency…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liya-kebede/prenatal-care-is-one-of-the-most-effective-ways-to-reduce-maternal/) [Liya Kebede](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liya-kebede/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b20/liya-kebede-10762_because_prenatal-care-is-one-of-the-most-effecti_2309090.png) > [Young women who live in areas with high maternal mortality change their behavior less in response to HIV than young women who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-oster/young-women-who-live-in-areas-with-high-maternal-mortality-change/) [Emily Oster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-oster/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38a/emily-oster-12697_areas_young-women-who-live-in-areas-with-high_69354.png) > [Maternal mortality health is a very sensitive indicator. All you need to look at is a country's maternal mortality rate. That is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-chan/maternal-mortality-health-is-a-very-sensitive-indicator-all-you-need/) [Margaret Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-chan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d99/margaret-chan-13176_country_maternal-mortality-health-is-a-very-sens_3111184.jpg) > [It is imperative that we address the barriers to access and the systemic racism that we know is contributing to our astronomically…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leana-s-wen/it-is-imperative-that-we-address-the-barriers-to-access-and-the/) [Leana S. Wen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leana-s-wen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dee/leana-s-wen-5829_care_it-is-imperative-that-we-address-the-bar_218833.jpg) > [“between 1915 and 1930, US maternal mortality did not decline and deaths of babies from birth injuries actually increased. Hospitals advertised widely,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabrielle-palmer/between-1915-and-1930-us-maternal-mortality-did-not-decline-and/) [Gabrielle Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabrielle-palmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6d/gabrielle-palmer-891_death_between-1915-and-1930-us-maternal-mortal_1982303.jpg) > [Statistically, the United States rates number 39 in maternal mortality. This means that it is safer to be pregnant and to give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-lim/statistically-the-united-states-rates-number-39-in-maternal-mortality/) [Robin Lim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-lim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aaf/robin-lim-18177_birth_statistically-the-united-states-rates-nu_130378.jpg) > [Yes, we've cut the maternal mortality rate in half, but far too many women are still denied critical access to reproductive health…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hillary-clinton/yes-we-ve-cut-the-maternal-mortality-rate-in-half-but-far-too-many/) [Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hillary-clinton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b76/hillary-clinton-51_access_yes-we-ve-cut-the-maternal-mortality-rat_2211390.jpg) > [As indicated by the increase in maternal mortality in 2010, right now it's more dangerous to give birth in California than in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-valenti/as-indicated-by-the-increase-in-maternal-mortality-in-2010-right-now/) [Jessica Valenti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-valenti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5c/jessica-valenti-1960_amnesty_as-indicated-by-the-increase-in-maternal_3086967.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/maternal-mortality/#itemlist", "name": "Maternal Mortality Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“One target of the fifth UN Millennium Development Goal (UNMDG) to improve maternal health, is to reduce maternal mortality by three-quarters by 2015.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gabrielle Palmer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabrielle-palmer/one-target-of-the-fifth-un-millennium-development-goal-unmdg-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b73/gabrielle-palmer-891_death_one-target-of-the-fifth-un-millennium-de_1965776.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b73/gabrielle-palmer-891_death_one-target-of-the-fifth-un-millennium-de_1965776.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b73/gabrielle-palmer-891_death_one-target-of-the-fifth-un-millennium-de_1965776.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“One target of the fifth UN Millennium Development Goal (UNMDG) to improve maternal health, is to reduce…” — Gabrielle Palmer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A few countries like Sri Lanka and Honduras have led the way in slashing maternal mortality.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nicholas D. 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This means that it is safer to be pregnant and to give birth in 38 other countries than the USA... and less expensive too.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Robin Lim" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-lim/statistically-the-united-states-rates-number-39-in-maternal-mortality/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aaf/robin-lim-18177_birth_statistically-the-united-states-rates-nu_130378.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aaf/robin-lim-18177_birth_statistically-the-united-states-rates-nu_130378.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aaf/robin-lim-18177_birth_statistically-the-united-states-rates-nu_130378.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Statistically, the United States rates number 39 in maternal mortality. 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And deep-seated cultural codes, religious beliefs and structural biases have to be changed.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Hillary Clinton" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hillary-clinton/yes-we-ve-cut-the-maternal-mortality-rate-in-half-but-far-too-many/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b76/hillary-clinton-51_access_yes-we-ve-cut-the-maternal-mortality-rat_2211390.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b76/hillary-clinton-51_access_yes-we-ve-cut-the-maternal-mortality-rat_2211390.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b76/hillary-clinton-51_access_yes-we-ve-cut-the-maternal-mortality-rat_2211390.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Yes, we've cut the maternal mortality rate in half, but far too many women are still denied critical access…” — Hillary Clinton", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As indicated by the increase in maternal mortality in 2010, right now it's more dangerous to give birth in California than in Kuwait or Bosnia. Amnesty International reports that women in [the United States] have a higher risk of dying due to pregnancy complications than women in forty-nine other countries (black women are almost four times as likely to die as white women). The United States spends more than any other country on maternal health care, yet our risk of dying or coming close to death during pregnancy or in childbirth remains unreasonably high.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jessica Valenti" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-valenti/as-indicated-by-the-increase-in-maternal-mortality-in-2010-right-now/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5c/jessica-valenti-1960_amnesty_as-indicated-by-the-increase-in-maternal_3086967.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5c/jessica-valenti-1960_amnesty_as-indicated-by-the-increase-in-maternal_3086967.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5c/jessica-valenti-1960_amnesty_as-indicated-by-the-increase-in-maternal_3086967.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“As indicated by the increase in maternal mortality in 2010, right now it's more dangerous to give birth in…” — Jessica Valenti", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/maternal-mortality/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/maternal-mortality/", "name": "Maternal Mortality Quotes", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/maternal-mortality/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b73/gabrielle-palmer-891_death_one-target-of-the-fifth-un-millennium-de_1965776.jpg" }, "description": "Browse 10 Maternal Mortality quotes by 9 authors. 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