Every year, worldwide, 303 000 women die during pregnancy and childbirth, 2.7 million babies die during the first 28 days of life and 2.6 million babies are stillborn.
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大多数死产和新生儿死亡可以通过妊娠和生产期间的高质量卫生保健工作得到预防。
Most stillbirths and neonatal deaths are preventable with quality health care during pregnancy and childbirth.
Nearly all babies who are stillborn and half of all newborn deaths are not recorded in a birth or death certificate, and thus have never been registered, reported or investigated by the health system.
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因此，各国往往并不了解死亡数字或者死因，从而不能为预防其他婴儿和母亲死亡采取及时有效行动。
As a result, countries often do not know the numbers of deaths or the causes of these deaths and thus are unable to take the effective and timely actions to prevent others babies and mothers from dying.
“We need to ensure all births and deaths are counted, and that we can understand what to do to prevent future deaths, no matter where they occur,” says Ian Askew, Director of Reproductive Health and Research at WHO.
“By reviewing the causes of maternal and infant deaths countries can improve quality of health care, take corrective actions, and prevent millions of families from enduring the pain of losing their infants or mothers.”