Indonesia - Neonatal maternal mortality rate in Indonesia is considered high despite a significant decline since 2007, with two women dead every hour during delivery.

Women's health activist Pandi said in a rally organized by the Indonesian Women’s Congress (Kowani) at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle on Sunday both the government and the general public needed to take more actions to reduce the maternal and infant mortality rates.

"Bleeding is the direct cause of the neonatal maternal mortality," Pandi said as quoted by kompas.com

She said maternal mortality rate in Papua, West Java and West Kalimantan exceeded the national mark, which stood at 228 per 100,000 live births in 2009.

According to the Millennium Development Goals, Indonesia is expected to curb maternal mortality rate to 100 per 100,000 live births in 2015.