Reporting from the world's deadliest places to give birth: CAR and Nigeria

Bel Trew, The Independent's chief international correspondent, travelled across the Central African Republic and Nigeria to speak with women risking their lives in childbirth. Her report documents severe shortages of maternity care in conflict zones, where women give birth without access to doctors or basic medicines. The piece provides a first-hand account from countries with among the highest maternal and newborn mortality rates in the world.

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