Millions of mothers and infants continue to die from complications associated with pregnancy and childbirth annually, with sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia accounting for the most (86%) maternal deaths. Several medicines are available to treat life-threatening conditions that can develop during childbirth.

As pharmaceutical continuous manufacturing (PCM) technology captures increasing stakeholder interest as one way to help achieve this goal, USP public quality standards and related programs will remain an essential part of the solution to support quality and innovation and bolster supply chain resilience.