Safe motherhood a health priority for Zambia Safe motherhood is one of the issues that Zambia is grappling with. Over the years, the number of babies that die after death as well as the number of mothers that die after giving birth has been alarming. President Lungu has since declared safe mother hood as an emergency. However, things seem to be improving of late. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES from the Mtendere health clinic in Lusaka