Definition: The maternal mortality rate (MMR) is the annual number of female deaths per 100,000 live births from any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or its management (excluding accidental or incidental causes). The MMR includes deaths during pregnancy, childbirth, or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, for a specified year.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2012
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Maternal and Infant Mortality Rates Reduced by Peer Support
Medscape News - 5/20/2013 11:23:13 PM
Victoria, MD, from the Universidad ... They collected data on 26,262 births between 2005 and 2009. The researchers estimated that women's group intervention reduced maternal death by 74% (OR, 0.26; 95% CI, 0.10 - 0.70), neonatal mortality rate by 41% ...
Hurdles To Reducing Maternal Mortality In Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons From Within
ModernGhana - 5/15/2013 8:30:12 PM
The maternal mortality rate (MMR) in Sub-Saharan Africa has dropped ... financing and interventions by other Sub-Saharan African countries can help reduce the aggregate figures hence achieving world targets. Again the introduction of Midwives Service ...
Corporate join hands with NGOs to curb maternal mortality
Times of India - 5/19/2013 2:03:05 AM
MUMBAI: MSD for Mothers recently announced the launch of its global initiative to reduce maternal mortality in India. It is partnering with three NGOs to improve the quality of healthcare received by pregnant women in India. NGOs- Hindustan ...
Fighting Maternal Mortality in Somaliland
The Huffington Post - 5/16/2013 4:47:06 PM
I am incredibly lucky to have grown up in a country where I've been educated and understand the choices I can make for myself. Maternal mortality is a horrific reality that happens to so many women around the world. This woman never had the ...
NCW chief calls for efforts to reduce maternal mortality
Firstpost - 5/14/2013 8:31:23 PM
Three NGOs – Hindustan Latex Family Planning Promotion Trust, Pathfinder International with World Health Partners ... the states which see the highest rates of maternal mortality in the country. “The partnership will connect women in remote areas ...
Higher child marriage rates associated with higher maternal and infant mortality
Medical Xpress - 5/13/2013 8:54:02 PM
Countries with higher rates of child bride marriages have higher rates of maternal and infant mortality. Credit: UC San Diego School of Medicine Countries in which girls are commonly married before the age of 18 have significantly higher rates ...
MSD for Mothers launches initiative in India to reduce maternal mortality rate
pharmabiz.com - 5/14/2013 11:27:21 AM
The Hindustan Latex Family Planning Promotion Trust (HLFPPT), Pathfinder International with World Health Partners (Pathfinder ... and Jharkhand – areas with some of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the country. Talking about the benefits ...
New Campaign from BRAC USA to Save Mothers' Lives in High-Risk Countries
San Francisco Gate - 5/9/2013 6:42:47 PM
... maternal health model from Bangladesh to select countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, which according to the CIA factbook include 19 of the 20 highest nationwide maternal mortality rates in the world. The region contains all of the top 20 if you include ...
Higher Child Marriage Rates Associated With Higher Maternal and Infant Mortality: Researchers
Med India - 5/16/2013 3:54:00 AM
The study demonstrates that a 10 percent reduction in girl child marriage could be associated with at 70 percent reduction in a country's maternal mortality rate. "Our analyses accounted for development indicators and world region, and still documented ...
WHO statistics show narrowing health gap between countries with best and worst health status
HealthCanal - 5/15/2013 2:25:07 PM
This year, the World Health Statistics compares progress made by ... will need to double to achieve the MDG target of reducing maternal mortality ratio by three quarters. The gap between countries with the highest and lowest rates of new HIV infections ...
Higher child marriage rates linked to high infant mortality
Times of India - 5/14/2013 2:11:59 PM
The study demonstrates that a 10 per cent reduction in girl child marriage could be associated with at 70 per cent reduction in a country's maternal mortality rate. "Our analyses accounted for development indicators and world region, and still ...
Nigeria accounts for 10% global maternal mortality rates- report
worldstagegroup.com - 5/15/2013 5:24:05 PM
Abuja (WorldStage Newsonline)-- A review of the progress of the Department for International Development (DFID) in Nigeria has revealed that the country accounted for 10 per cent of the World's maternal mortality rate. United Kingdom's International ...
Save a Mother's Life - Talk About Maternal Death And Near-Miss in the USA
The Huffington Post - 5/20/2013 2:47:50 PM
When I almost died in childbirth, I was blissfully unaware. I was captivated by the lights and sounds of the ambulance and said to the EMT, "Code Blue...that's serious, isn't it?!" It never crossed my mind that I might die, that two women, women like me ...
Grassroots women’s groups could halve maternal death rate
HealthCanal - 5/17/2013 10:55:10 AM
It assessed whether groups facilitated by local women, who received a short training course of around 7 – 11 days, but were not health workers, affected rates of maternal and newborn mortality. The groups use a range of methods – including discussion ...
Programme launched to reduce maternal mortality rate in India
health.india.com - 5/14/2013 1:14:44 PM
Coordinated efforts by NGOs and the private sector are necessary to take various government schemes to grass root levels and to reduce the maternal mortality rate (MMR), National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Mamta Sharma said. Inaugurating a ...
