Because Quote by Liya Kebede

In order to improve maternal health, we have to focus on improving all women's health and access to care - not just during labor…

— Leana S. Wen

Midwives and doctors play a crucial role preventing unnecessary maternal deaths. They educate women about nutrition, health and family planning. And they step in…

— Liya Kebede

Protecting the lives of women in childbirth and in their postpartum months should be a common priority.

— Abigail Spanberger

“Prenatal care means taking care of water, fish, and glaciers.”

— Sandra Steingraber

...thousands of women could be saved each year if they had access to skilled care during pregnancy and childbirth, and access to emergency obstetric…

— Lee Jong-wook

“Today, the lay midwife is a response to a growing home-birth movement. In my own community most physicians have decided to withhold prenatal care…

— Susan McCutcheon

Pregnancy takes a huge physical toll on your body. I have many friends who have had babies and many of them require medical help…

— Abigail Tarttelin

Prenatal testing is a complicated decision for many women, forcing us to confront concerns about a disabled child and risks of miscarriage.

— Emily Oster

Excellent outcomes with much lower intervention rates are achieved at home births. This may be because the overuse of interventions in hospital births introduces…

— Henci Goer

Improved maternal health benefits the whole of society.

— Isabella Lovin

“When researchers looked at all the possible means of preventing infant and young child death they found that improving breastfeeding practices could prevent more…

— Gabrielle Palmer

Experiences have clearly shown that an approach which 'de-medicalizes' birth, restores dignity and humanity to the process of childbirth, and returns control to the…

— Michel Odent