The 70th issue of Entre Nous “Statistics and stories: Improving the Quality of Maternal and Neonatal Health in Europe” is a special edition that focuses on how various countries throughout Europe are using the Beyond the Numbers tool developed by the WHO’s Making Pregnancy Safer Programme. Directed at health care providers, policy makers and managers working in maternal and neonatal health, Beyond the Numbers provides approaches for examining reasons behind maternal deaths and complications as a means to improve quality of care.