The sub-Saharan African (SSA) region has over two thirds of the global burden of maternal deaths and records high infant mortality rates. The region recorded an average of 534 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 2017 (WorldBank 2017). Further, one in 13 children died before their fifth birthday in 2019, a statistic that is 15 times higher than that of children born in high-income countries (UNICEF 2020).