This document discusses care of mothers and children at risk. It begins by introducing how deaths and disabilities from pregnancy can be prevented through interventions like family planning and quality prenatal, delivery, and postpartum care. It then provides data on risks like poor and young women being more likely to have closely spaced pregnancies. Global and local maternal mortality statistics are presented, identifying the leading causes of death. High risk pregnancies are defined as those with concurrent disorders, complications, or external factors that threaten the health of the mother or fetus. Risk factors are categorized as socio-demographic, occupational, related to being marginalized, and related to infants and children.