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Maternal death risk in Africa 1:14

Despite various global initiatives to bring down the maternal mortality levels in sub-Saharan Africa, more than 250,000 women in this part of the world die each year as a result of pregnancy or child labour.
In the Media by Miriam Mannak - 2 comments

Maternal death dismally high in world’s poorest nations

The UN is warning us that deaths resulting from pregnancy and childbirth complications are "unconscionable" in number. Here is a closer look at UNICEF's report.
In the Media by Nanditha Ram
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Global mortality rate for women giving birth has fallen by half over the past two decades, a UN report finds.

There have been calls for a return to the 1950s-style approach to maternity care, where mothers knew their midwives and babies were born at home.
A host of new building projects, including upgrades to maternity and A&E units, has been unveiled by ministers.
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Canada would rank higher on international child health indexes if unstandardized measurements of infant mortality rates in other countries didn't skew the calculations, a new study says.

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