Maternal Deaths From Childbirth Still High

In a report titled “Progress for Children: A Report Card on Maternal Maternity” the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) states that the number of mothers who died during pregnancy or childbirth remain largely unchanged. Over 99% of the estmated 536,000 worldwide maternal deaths in 2005 occurred in developing countries - half of them in sub-Saharan Africa. “One of the critical bottlenecks has always been access to highly skilled health workers required to deliver emergency obstetrical care, particularly caesarian sections,” Peter Salama UNICEF’s chief of health, told a news briefing. The leading causes of maternal death include hemorrhaging, infections, blood pressure problems, complications of abortions, obstructed labor, and HIV/AIDS.
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