Necessary measures must be taken in order to drastically improve maternal health around the world.
The first step is giving adolescent girls access to high quality reproductive education, including pregnancy and STI (sexually-transmitted infection) prevention and addressing the higher risk of maternal mortality in teenage pregnancies.
Women who have unwanted pregnancies need access to reliable information as well as counseling and quality services for the management of any issues that arise from abortions (whether safe or unsafe) can be beneficial in reducing the number of maternal deaths.
Setting a global standard for maternal and newborn care and keeping health care workers accountable for the quality of care provided will improve equity.
Every woman has the right to proper health care regardless of income or location, therefore the inequalities faced by women in poorer countries must be addressed.
The global community must work towards implementing more affordable, accessible, effective treatments and health systems must respond to the needs of women and girls.
