Fact sheet on the SDGs: Maternal health (2017)

Women who remain healthy during pregnancy and after birth are more likely to stay healthy later in life and have better birth outcomes, influencing children’s health from infancy through to adulthood. The WHO European Region has made good progress in improving maternal health; however, the maternal mortality rate in some countries is 4 times as high as the average rate in the European Union. This fact sheet includes facts and figures, outlines the challenges, charts indicators of progress and shares commitments made by Member States to tackle this issue.