Come Back To Me: Mothers Lost in Productive Health Delay by Rochit I. Tanedo"From 1,458 deaths in 2019, the number almost doubled to 2,478 in 2021 This makes 2021 the third deadliest year for childbearing in the Philippines in 69 years." The need for improved access to maternal health services and systems couldnt have been more timely and relevant, with the world recently celebrating Mother's Days. It is a plea that the government should respond to with a heightened sense of urgency as the number of maternal deaths has become