Death Quote by Nicholas D. Kristof

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

No other health disparity is so stark; virtually every woman who dies giving birth lives in a poor country.

— Liya Kebede

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…

— Jessica Valenti

Statistically, the United States rates number 39 in maternal mortality. This means that it is safer to be pregnant and to give birth in…

— Robin Lim

Pregnant women who are at risk for suffering complications and even death are in the prime of their lives. The most affected populations are…

— Robin Lim

Yes, we've cut the maternal mortality rate in half, but far too many women are still denied critical access to reproductive health care and…

— Hillary Clinton

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

The number of maternal deaths is significantly understated because of a lack of effective data collection both in the US and around the world.

— Robin Lim

Half a million women die each year around the world in pregnancy. It's not biology that kills them so much as neglect.

— Nicholas D. Kristof

I've had the great honor of traveling across the world on behalf of our country. I've been to countries where governments either forced women…

— Hillary Clinton

Many people are concerned with children of India, with the children of Africa where quite a few die of hunger, and so on. Many…

— Mother Teresa