Women are 40 times more likely to die in pregnancy or childbirth in Central African Republic than in the United States, according to the United Nations.

When labour pains struck Sudanese refugee Maude Ahmad Fadala, there was no clinic nearby, no transport and no money to reach a hospital. Hours later, weakened by illness and…

Women are 40 times more likely to die in pregnancy or childbirth in Central African Republic than in the United States, according to the United Nations.

Women are 40 times more likely to die in pregnancy or childbirth in Central African Republic than in the United States, according to the United Nations

BIRAO, Central African Republic (AP) — The agony began for Maude Ahmad Fadala shortly after sunset.

Pregnant women face added health risks when they flee Sudan to the Central African Republic — where women are 40 times more likely to die in childbirth than in the U.S. There,…

Sub-Saharan Africa, home to the world’s fastest-growing population, accounts for 70% of global maternal deaths. Each year, about 180,000 women on the...