Maternal mortality and infant death is not just a mom's issue, it's a humanitarian issue.

产妇死亡率和婴儿死亡不仅是母亲的问题，也是人道主义问题。

Maternal mortality will not go down until more women have access to skilled attendants at birth and emergency obstetric care.

只有当更多的妇女得到训练有素的助产师和产科紧急医护时，孕产妇死亡率才可能下降。

The maternal mortality rate has dropped to 18 per 100-thousand live births last year.

全国孕产妇死亡率下降到18.3／10万。”

The need is urgent in Kenya where high maternal mortality rates still plague mothers-to-be.

在肯尼亚，这一需求非常迫切，那里的高孕产妇死亡率仍然困扰着准妈妈们。

For many years, and, historically, we have had really high infant and maternal mortality rates.

纵观历史，我们的婴儿和产妇死亡率这么多年来一直很高。

Moreover, the causes of maternal mortality are broad and closely linked to social and economic factors.

此外，导致孕产妇死亡的原因各种各样，与社会经济发展密切相关。

Progress is mixed, but all regions see difficulty in meeting the goal set for reducing maternal mortality.

虽然进展有快有慢，但所有地区都感到要实现为减少孕产妇死亡率而制定的目标，困难重重。

The United States of America has one of the highest maternal mortality rates of any so-called developed country.

美利坚合众国是所有所谓发达国家中产妇死亡率最高的国家之一。

Their goal is to lower maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity rates through quality and safety initiatives across the country.

他们的目标是通过 质量和安全新举措在全国范围内降低孕妇死亡率 和严重产妇并发症发病率。

Cameroon is experiencing high levels of maternal and infant mortality because a lot of the moms don't go to the hospital during pregnancy.

喀麦隆的产妇和婴儿死亡率很高，因为很多母亲在怀孕期间没有去医院。

Decades of conflict in the East African nation have raised its child and maternal mortality rates to among the worst in the world.

数十年的冲突使索马里这个东非国家成为世界上妇幼死亡率最高的国家之一。

The way researchers measure the maternal mortality rate is the number of women who die as a result of pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 births.

研究人员衡量产妇死亡率的方法是按照每 10 万次分娩中因怀孕或分娩而死亡的妇女人数计算。

We may not reduce maternal mortality rate.

我们可能不会降低孕产妇死亡率。

Preeclampsia is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality.

先兆子痫是孕产妇死亡的主要原因之一。

Black mothers like Shalon remain the primary group for maternal mortality.

像沙龙这样的黑人母亲仍然是孕产妇死亡的主要群体。

The maternal mortality rate in Sierra Leone is so high, doctors say, because a large share of women won't go to a medical center to give birth.

塞拉利昂的产妇死亡率很高，医生说，因为很大一部分妇女不去医疗中心分娩。

Is there a definitive answer to eradicating disparities in maternal mortality?

是否有消除孕产妇死亡率差异的明确答案？

First, America is one of only 13 countries where the maternal mortality rate increased between 2000 and 2017, putting it in the august company of Venezuela and Syria.

首先，美国是仅有的在2000年至2017年之间孕妇死亡率上升的13个国家之一，是委内瑞拉同叙利亚的八分之一。

(Laughter) We have reduced child mortality by 75 percent, maternal mortality by 80 percent.

（笑声）我们已经将儿童死亡率降低了 75%，孕产妇死亡率降低了 80%。

But it also has one of the worst maternal mortality rates in the world.

但它也是世界上孕产妇死亡率最高的国家之一。