What to know from AP’s report about pregnant women and babies dying in Nepal amid USAID cuts

GAUR, Nepal (AP) — The United States’ decision to slash its foreign aid program has led to an increase in deaths of pregnant women and babies in Nepal, The Associated Press has found.

The decision by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to eliminate the United States Agency for International Development last year gutted maternal and child health programs worldwide. In Nepal, the funding cuts led to the closure of nutrition and reproductive outreach programs designed to save mothers’ and babies’ lives.