Every year, 60 million women give birth at home, without the help of professional birth attendants with delivery skills.

Every minute, a woman meets her death during pregnancy or childbirth, 7 newborns die before their first month of life, and 20 children die before reaching their 5th birthday.

Newborn deaths account for 40% of all deaths among children under age 5.

Four million newborns die every year - mostly due to easily preventable or treatable causes such as infections, complications at birth and low birthweight.

Nearly 60% of infant deaths occur in the first month of life - 75% in their first week and up to 50% in their first 24 hours.

Nearly all newborn and maternal deaths (99% and 98%, respectively) occur in developing countries where pregnant women and newborns lack access to basic health care services - before, during and after delivery.