Access Quote by Christy Turlington

Maternal health remains a staggering challenge, particularly in the developing world. Globally, a woman dies from complications in childbirth every minute.

— Jessica Capshaw

“The World Health Organization estimates that 536,000 women perished in pregnancy or childbirth in 2005, a toll that has barely budged in thirty years.…

— Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn

Like my sister, 981 women die every day on Earth from pregnancy and birth-related complications.

— Robin Lim

I had a really scary pregnancy and a very difficult delivery. My daughter and I are lucky to be alive.

— Linda Cardellini

Women and girls face a whole host of issues. We start with health, so we work very deeply on maternal deaths, making sure that…

— Melinda Gates

My mother had lots and lots of children who didnt survive.

— Dom DeLuise

My mother had lots and lots of children who didn't survive.

— Dom DeLuise

My natural mother died one month after I was born, apparently due to giving birth at an advanced age.

— Koichi Tanaka

My sister and the baby she was carrying died in the United States of America. They died in the country that spends more money…

— Robin Lim

There is a largely-ignored healthcare calamity in the United States that sees between two and three women die every day during pregnancy and childbirth.

— Robin Lim

Giving birth was the most amazing thing I've ever done. I'd been living in a Third World country, and I said, 'I'm going to…

— Carolyn Murphy

I realize why women die in childbirth - it's preferable.

— Sherry Glaser