Emergency obstetric and newborn care: A priority measure to achieve rapid decline in maternal and newborn mortality in sub-Saharan Africa.

Authors

Friday Okonofua, Favour Chizomam Ntoimo

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African journal of reproductive health. Volume 30. Issue 15. Aug 17, 2026.

Abstract

For more than three decades, sub-Saharan Africa has invested heavily in the five WHO pillars of safe motherhood.1,2 Governments, development partners, professional associations and civil society organizations have promoted family planning, strengthened antenatal care, expanded skilled birth attendance, improved postnatal care, and, where permitted by law, advocated for safe abortion services. These interventions have undoubtedly contributed to improved maternal and newborn health and have saved countless lives. Yet the region continues to account for approximately 70% of global maternal deaths.3 The persistence of this unacceptable burden raises an important question: why have these investments not translated into the dramatic reductions in maternal mortality that many had anticipated?

PMID:
42605601
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 17 Aug 2026.

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