Lack of safe water, sanitation and hygiene in birth settings is killing mothers and newborns in the developing world, shows a new study. In a flagship paper, 16 researchers from various organisations, including the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children?? Fund (Unicef), have made some vital suggestions for fighting the menace. ??e have known since Victorian times about the importance of clean water and good hygiene in birth. Yet, today tens of thousands of mothers will be giving birth in places where doctors and midwives, if present, do not have access to clean water,??said Yael Velleman, senior policy analyst, sanitation and health, at WaterAid. The team has urged world leaders to protect the lives of new mothers and their babies, by improving access to safe water, basic sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities and homes. (Read: India ranks lowest in good quality healthcare)

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