The road to maternal death

16 The Road to : Maternal Death •t 1/>... 1( 500,000 women die each year of com'F!ications connected with pregnancy, 494,000 p(llHlem in developing coun~? oJit" ~ -"" Pre-natal care - '""- -...o.,: \ r ' ~ """""~', \. \·· ~;~ ~ l \ . ~· . \' ~~~ - ....,.... . ...... Good nutrition W ORLD HEALTH. Aprii-May 1990 Education ·. 11 .. 4, . Quoi t-fled medica l care and emergency services ..... /':\. Concept: Mahmoud Fathalla, WHO W ORLD HEALTH, Aprii-May 1990 Artist: 8etsy True, Madison, Wisconsin, USA t·. Family planning services They are forced to tread The Road to Maternal Death because they lack access to life-saving care. For such women, access to maternity care; to essential obstetrical care for those at risk; to family planning; and - in the long run - social equity, including access to good nutrition, a basic education, and economic opportunity, would make 'i~l the difference between life and death. 17