Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health Fact Sheet
Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health Fact Sheet
Despite significant progress, many women, newborns, children, and adolescents across the globe still do not receive quality, respectful, and responsive care. Each year, there are an estimated 4.5 million maternal and newborn deaths and stillbirths globally due to preventable causes. Most maternal and child deaths and disability occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Early pregnancies and childbirth are common among adolescents in LMICs, and associated complications are among the leading causes of death for girls aged 15–19 years. Providing quality health care requires a complex web of organizations, individuals, processes, and actions that make up a health system. Expanding access to and use of integrated, equitable, high-quality, and people-centered health services at all levels of the health system is core to our work at MSH.