Women are more likely to have a ruptured uterus if they've had multiple C-sections because there's more scar tissue.
Prenatal care is one of the most effective ways to reduce maternal mortality because it identifies complications or high risks before emergency situations.
The main concern with a very large baby is difficulty in delivery.
Every day we hear about the dangers of cancer, heart disease and AIDS. But how many of us realize that, in much of the world, the act of giving life to a child is still the biggest killer of women of child-bearing age?
My back is broken because of the last pregnancy.
Half a million women die each year around the world in pregnancy. It's not biology that kills them so much as neglect.
The equivalent of five jumbo jets' worth of women die in labor each day, but the issue is almost never covered.
