Unsafe abortion as a risk factor for maternal mortality in Liberia Posted on 22/02/2023 (22/02/2023) by Allan Musumba PUBLICATIONS RESOURCES // PUBLICATIONS policy brief Unsafe abortion as a risk factor for maternal mortality in Liberia Health and Systems for Health February 2023 Liberia has one of the world’s highest maternal mortality rates, and unsafe abortion is a significant contributor to this issue. Despite a decrease in maternal mortality rates, they are still far from the Sustainable Development Goal target. Abortion is mostly prohibited in Liberia, which makes it difficult to document the correlation between maternal mortality and unsafe abortion. The lack of access to safe abortion and post-abortion care services due to stigma and strict laws leads women to seek unsafe and unclean abortions. Liberia has developed strategies to reduce maternal mortalities, but it is not enough as women still die from preventable unsafe abortions. The lawmakers in Liberia are preparing a bill to expand access to abortion, subject to tight restrictions that many women evade through dangerous means. Download CONTRIBUTORS Advocacy Manager Jane Valentine Mangwana Jane is a global policy advocacy and communications expert with… View Profile SIMILAR PUBLICATIONS Journal Articles Women’s autonomy and reproductive health-care-seeking behavior in Ethiopia Journal Articles Women’s attitudes and beliefs towards specific contraceptive methods in Bangladesh and Kenya Briefing Papers Why do some men and women never test for HIV? Insights from Demographic and Health Surveys in Zambia and Lesotho General Who are the missing men? Characterizing men who have never tested for HIV from population-based surveys in six sub-Saharan African countries Technical Reports Voices for action: A report of community engagement on vulnerability and solutions to food and nutrition insecurity maasai community, Kajiado, Kenya* General Voices for action Journal Articles Vitamin a supplementation and stunting levels among two year olds in kenya: evidence from the 2008-09 kenya demographic and health survey* Journal Articles Use of anchoring vignettes to evaluate health reporting behavior amongst adults aged 50 years and above in africa and asia testing assumptions* policy brief Unsafe abortion as a risk factor for maternal mortality in Liberia