The World Health Organization is campaigning to reduce the numbers of women who die during pregnancy and childbirth. Here we introduce six women around the world who are pregnant. We will be joining the WHO in following them through their experiences of pregnancy and childbirth over the coming months.
The women are currently five months pregnant.
Damiana Mamani:
Bolivia
Samah Mohamed :
Egypt
Hiwot:
Ethiopia
|  | Renu Sharma:
India
Bounlid:
Laos
Claire Roche:
UK
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The World Health Organization has launched a campaign to try and reduce the number of women who die during pregnancy and childbirth.
Currently, at least one woman is believed to die every minute in developing countries.
Joy Phumaphi, WHO Assistant Director-General on Family and Community Health told a meeting of health experts in Nairobi: "Pregnancy is a normal, life-affirming state. Women should not die giving birth.
"Their deaths are preventable, even in the poorest countries. But it takes local knowledge, strength and partnership to ensure women's lives are saved."
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