Jeanne Conry

2 weeks ago | healio.com | Regina Schaffer |Carol L. DiBerardino |Jeanne Conry

Key takeaways:Global maternal mortality declined 40% between 2000 and 2023 as access to health care improved. The pace of improvement has slowed since 2016 and humanitarian funding cuts may further hamper progress. Women are more likely than ever to survive pregnancy today because of global improvements in infrastructure and access to care, but researchers caution humanitarian funding cuts could reverse any large public health gains.