Sierra Leone

=== Maternal and child health ===

According to 2017 estimates, Sierra Leone has the third highest [[maternal mortality]] rate in the world.<ref name="cia.gov">[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/maternal-mortality-rate/country-comparison/  Country Comparison: Maternal Mortality Rate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812194652/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/maternal-mortality-rate/country-comparison/ |date=12 August 2021 }}. ''The World Factbook'' [[Central Intelligence Agency]].</ref> For every 100 liveborn children, one mother dies due to complications of giving birth.<ref name="cia.gov"/>

In the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) conducted by UNICEF in 2012, the prevalence of [[female genital mutilation in Sierra Leone]] was 94%.<ref>Sipsma, Heather L., et al. "Female Genital Cutting: Current Practices and Beliefs in Western Africa." Bulletin of the World Health Organization 90.2 (2012): 120–127F. Print.</ref> {{As of|2014}}, Sierra Leone was estimated as having the 11th highest [[infant mortality]] rate in the world.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2091rank.html Country Comparison :: Infant Mortality Rate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207062332/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2091rank.html |date=7 February 2018 }}. ''The World Factbook'' [[Central Intelligence Agency]].</ref>

One of the consequences women in Sierra Leone face after a prolonged and obstructed labour that would have required a c-section is [[obstetric fistula]]. This condition often drives women into poverty and isolation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kidspot.com.au/parenting/real-life/in-the-news/a-woman-covered-in-urine-taught-this-sydney-mum-a-lesson-about-dignity/news-story/67c2a8b93c9eca1485f663d11eaf69f6|title=A woman covered in urine taught this Sydney mum a lesson about dignity|first=Alys|last=Gagnon|website=www.kidspot.com.au}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The AWC- Aberdeen Women's Centre in [[Freetown]], the second busiest hospital in Sierra Leone, delivering up to 3000 babies each year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://freedomfromfistula.org/projects/sierra-leone|title=FFF|website=freedomfromfistula.org|access-date=4 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104033208/https://freedomfromfistula.org/projects/sierra-leone|archive-date=4 November 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> The centre provides free surgery for women suffering from this condition.

The centre provides a variety of maternal and child health services and is supported by not-for-profit organisations such as Freedom from Fistula,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freedomfromfistula.org/|title=Freedom From Fistula {{pipe}} obstetric fistula caused by obstructed childbirth|website=www.freedomfromfistula.org|access-date=1 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103103324/https://www.freedomfromfistula.org/|archive-date=3 November 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Aminata Maternal Foundation,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aminatamaternalfoundation.org/|title=Aminata Maternal Foundation|website=The Aminata Maternal Foundation|access-date=3 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103103307/https://aminatamaternalfoundation.org/|archive-date=3 November 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=October 2022}} and UNFPA.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unfpa.org/news/fistula-camp-helps-women-and-girls-sierra-leone-regain-their-dignity|title=Fistula camp helps women and girls in Sierra Leone regain their dignity|website=www.unfpa.org}}</ref>