-IANS India carried the biggest burden of maternal deaths globally, according to a UN report. Seventeen percent or nearly 50,000 of the 2.89 lakh women who died as a result of complications due to pregnancy or childbearing in 2013 were in India, the report said. The report said that 10 countries led by India carry most of the burden at 60 percent of the entire deaths, according to an official release Wednesday. While Nigeria...
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UN study shows decrease in maternal deaths
-The Hindu Fresh data released by the United Nations shows a 45 per cent decrease in maternal deaths since 1990. An estimated 2.89 lakh women died in 2013 from complications in pregnancy and childbirth as against 5.23 lakh maternal deaths in 1990. Another WHO study, also published in "The Lancet Global Health", adds a new dimension to Maternal Mortality by stating that more than one in four mothers die due to...
More »Maternal death rates fall but chronic diseases increase pregnancy risk –UN agency
-The United Nations Rates of maternal deaths are down, according to United Nations figures released today, but pre-existing medical conditions heighten the risk of death for pregnant women and require continued investment in quality care during pregnancy and childbirth. An estimated 289,000 women died in 2013 from complications in pregnancy and childbirth, down from 523,000 in 1990, according to the UN World Health Organization's (WHO) Trends in Maternal Mortality estimates 1990 to...
More »India saw 50,000 maternal deaths in 2013-Nikita Mehta
-Live Mint India had the highest number of maternal deaths according to the latest UN report New Delhi: India had the highest number of maternal deaths, accounting for almost a fifth of the global total in 2013, according to the latest UN report. In 2013, maternal deaths in India stood at 50,000, or 17% of such deaths across the world, the report said. Global Maternal Mortality has, however, dropped 45% in 2013 compared...
More »India has highest number of maternal deaths -Tabassum Barnagarwala
-The Indian Express Mortality rate is declining but not enough to meet Millennium Development Goal. India accounts for the maximum number of maternal deaths in the world - 17 per cent or nearly 50,000 of the 2.89 lakh women who died as a result of complications due to pregnancy or childbearing in 2013. Nigeria is second with nearly 40,000, stated the UN report on maternal deaths released on Tuesday. In contrast, China -...
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