
Maternal Mortality: Not Just a Human Rights Issue
Economic Opportunity & Security, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Devex
Maternal mortality devastates families around the world, leaving spouses, parents and children grief-stricken, but costs to families and communities go beyond emotional. ICRW’s Aslihan Kes writes for Devex about maternal mortality’s social and economic consequences, including higher rates of neo-natal mortality and crippling financial hardships.