GLOBALLY, nearly 300,000 women die from pregnancy-related causes each year. Most of these deaths are in the low-income countries of sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. COMFORT Z. OLORUNSAIYE, Assistant Professor of Public Health, Arcadia University The leading causes of maternal mortality include severe bleeding, hypertensive disorders, infection, unsafe abortion and embolism. There are also indirect causes such as HIV, malaria and anaemia. About three in four maternal deaths could be prevented if women had adequate access to quality care before, during and after pregnancy. Quality antenatal care can save lives by identifying and addressing health problems that can cause pregnancy…