MANILA, Philippines— In 2021, a total of 2,478 women died due to childbirth in the Philippines— more than double the 2019 figure of 1,458 women, according to The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Philippines. 'That is around 6 to 7 Filipino women dying daily due to childbirth,' said Dr. Leila Saiji Joudane, country representative of the UNFPA Philippines in a Mothers' Day statement. 'Women die because sexual and reproductive health services are unavailable, inaccessible, unaffordable, or of poor quality.

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