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Please visit our\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/numbers\/\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Newborn Numbers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">\u00a0page and download the Excel spreadsheet to explore the data further.<\/span><\/h6>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" css=\".vc_custom_1452696349804{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #f6f6f4 !important;}\"][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=\"Specialized and Effective Care\" color=\"custom\" accent_color=\"#cccccc\"][vc_row_inner equal_height=\"yes\"][vc_column_inner width=\"1\/2\"][vc_column_text]Worldwide, approximately 295,000 women die every year due to pregnancy and childbirth related complications, 2.4 million newborns die in the first month of life and there are 2 million stillbirths*. Most of these largely preventable deaths occur in low-income countries and in poor and rural areas. Many maternal and newborn deaths can be prevented if competent midwives assist women before, during and after childbirth. Where referral services are in place, midwives are able to identify and refer women and newborns with complications to emergency obstetric or pediatric care when severe complications arise.\r\n\r\nMidwives are a special nexus between maternal and newborn care, providing supportive and respective care for women and infants. Balanced between labor and delivery expertise, prevention and management of complications and skilled emergency care, midwives enhance efficient use of resources and promote cost-effective, affordable and sustainable care while improving outcomes for women and babies.\r\n<h6>*All data on this page represents the most recent data available. 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There are currently 108 national Midwives Associations, representing 95 countries across every continent. ICM is organised into four regions: Africa, the Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe. Together these associations represent more than 300,000 midwives globally<\/p>\r\n<p>ICM is an accredited non-governmental organisation and represents midwives and midwifery to organisations worldwide to achieve common goals in the care of mothers and children. 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