In the Americas, maternal mortality rates are on the rise, and women and girls of African descent are being hit the hardest.

Maternal Health Analysis of Women and Girls of African Descent in the Americas finds that African descent women and girls are systematically neglected and mistreated and more likely to die during childbirth than almost every other racial and ethnic group.

The brochure highlights the action-oriented recommendations to reduce maternal mortality and ensure the highest attainable standard of maternal health for girls and women of African descent in the Americas.