This document provides those who attended Women Deliver, as well as others committed to advancing the health and rights of women, mothers, and newborns, specific ideas for carrying out follow-up activities in their home countries to continue the momentum generated at, and a result of, Women Deliver.

Previews 20 years of evidence on maternal health and development. Originally presented by Geeta Rao Gupta, President of ICRW, as the keynote presentation at the 2007 Women Deliver conference.

These briefing cards outline why policymakers should prioritize saving mothers’ lives and key investments they should make in order to achieve MDG 5.

The African Union adopted the Maputo Plan of Action in 2006 to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and move sexual and reproductive health higher on Africa's political agenda. Over the past three years African nations have taken major steps forward in developing country-level plans for achieving the targets of the Maputo Plan. The challenge is now implementation. This briefing card, produced by an ad hoc group of international organizations who make up the Support Group for the Maputo Plan of Action, outlines progress to date and the steps to achievement.

For policy makers, members of the media, and general audiences, the Women Deliver Pocket Card illustrates how women deliver as mothers, individuals, family members, and as citizens.