Sometimes the numbers say everything.
Here are 10 facts about maternal mortality in Sierra Leone that everyone should know:
- Sierra Leone has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the entire world.
- Many women walk hours to reach the nearest health facility - if one exists at all.
- Hemorrhage, infection, and obstructed labour - all treatable - are leading causes of maternal death.
- A skilled birth attendant can prevent the majority of these deaths.
- In some rural communities, women still give birth entirely alone.
- Girls under 18 are at even greater risk during childbirth.
- When a mother dies, her children are significantly more likely to die within two years.
- Access to one trained midwife can transform an entire community.
- The cost of a safe delivery kit - the difference between life and death - is less than you might think.
- You can change these numbers. Right now. Today.
Awareness is the first step. But awareness without action changes nothing.
Freedom Tree is turning these facts into solutions — birth clinics, trained healthcare workers, and community programs that save lives.