Maternal Health Landscape in Tanzania and Zanzibar

June 8th, 2015

Though worldwide rates of maternal mortality have seen a decrease of almost 50% in the past 25 years, the quality of maternal healthcare still varies greatly from region to region. Hundreds of thousands of women die each year due to complications during pregnancy, and rates of maternal mortality are 14 times higher in developing regions.¹In developing countries, many women experience hemorrhaging during delivery and postpartum. Most cases of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) are preventable by actively managing the third stage of labor (AMTSL). However, the majority of women in resource-poor areas are not attended by a trained medical professional while giving birth, so they cannot get the care they need. More