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Right to Safe Motherhood
Every 90 seconds, a woman dies of childbirth through lack of medical care.
This statistic demonstrates a human rights tragedy that is preventable. Yet complications related to pregnancy are the single largest cause of death among 15 to 19 year old girls and women in developing countries.
In too many places, medical care for pregnant women is of poor quality or simply inaccessible for women living in poverty. Without reproductive health care and freedom women cannot fully exercise their fundamental rights such as education and employment.
This statistic demonstrates a human rights tragedy that is preventable. Yet complications related to pregnancy are the single largest cause of death among 15 to 19 year old girls and women in developing countries.
In too many places, medical care for pregnant women is of poor quality or simply inaccessible for women living in poverty. Without reproductive health care and freedom women cannot fully exercise their fundamental rights such as education and employment.
Amnesty International will work to:
- Expose and highlight the scandal of preventable maternal mortality;
- Campaign for the development and implementation of an effective national human rights-centred maternal mortality plan in countries of focus;
- Mobilise the broader public to push their own governments to remove barriers to the access of health services.
Amnesty International is campaigning for the right to maternal health in:
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“Women are not dying because of diseases we cannot treat. They are dying because societies have yet to make the decision that their lives are worth saving.” – Mahmoud Fathalla, Former President, the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 1997. |
TAKE ACTION: Maternal mortality in Peru
Every eight hours, a woman dies in Peru as a result of pregnancy or because of complications during labour. Maternal mortality rates in Peru are among the worst in the region. They are disproportionately high among the country's poor and indigenous rural communities.
Take action now to end maternal mortality in Peru.
