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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WHO statistics show narrowing health gap between countries with best and worst health status
WHO - 5/15/2013 2:17:58 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 ...
Corporate join hands with NGOs to curb maternal mortality
Times of India - 5/19/2013 2:03:05 AM
NGOs- Hindustan Latex Family Planning Promotion Trust (HLFPPT), Pathfinder International with World Health Partners (Pathfinder ... and Jharkhand - states with some of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country. "We have made great ...
Maternal and Infant Mortality Rates Reduced by Peer Support
Medscape News - 5/20/2013 11:23:13 PM
Two studies on the effect of peer support on maternal and infant mortality have broken new ground by using randomized controlled trials, according to an accompanying comment, which appear in the May 18 issue of the Lancet. Those who endorse the "somewhat ...
Higher Child Marriage Rates Associated With Higher Maternal and Infant Mortality
Science Daily - 5/14/2013 12:28:47 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 ...
Miles to go in maternal mortality rate
India Times - 5/6/2013 9:59:37 PM
JAIPUR: The 2015 deadline for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) agreed to by world leaders over a decade ... Under MDG5, countries committed to reducing maternal mortality by three quarters between 1990 and 2015. Since 1990, maternal ...
US surpasses other industrialized countries in infant death rate
World Socialist Web Site - 5/9/2013 3:36:40 PM
While only one percent of the world’s newborn deaths occur in industrialized countries, the report states ... and Ukraine—fare worse on maternal death rates. “A woman in the US is more than 10 times as likely as a woman in Estonia, Greece or ...
Fighting Maternal Mortality in Somaliland
The Huffington Post - 5/15/2013 11:57:47 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 ...
New Campaign from BRAC USA to Save Mothers' Lives in High-Risk Countries
San Francisco Gate - 5/9/2013 6:42:47 PM
Nineteen of the top 20 highest maternal mortality rates by country are in Sub-Saharan Africa. BRAC is adapting its proven maternal healthcare model to countries in the region. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 09, 2013 For the occasion of Mother's Day this year ...
Rotarians pledge to fight maternal, child mortality
Times of Zambia - 5/22/2013 5:01:28 PM
Forty women from various communities within Ndola underwent a 10-day training programme ... the 40 women would go a long way in reducing the maternal and child mortality rate in the country. “4,000 women and girls die per year while 80,000 suffer from ...
Maternal And Infant Mortality Risks Linked To Earlier Marriage
The Inquisitr - 5/14/2013 5:46:44 PM
The study suggests that a 10 percent reduction in child marriage, defined as 17 or younger, could be associated with a 70 percent reduction in a country’s maternal mortality rate. The practice, though on the decline, is relatively common in regions of ...
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 ...
Programme launched to reduce maternal mortality rate in India
health.india.com - 5/14/2013 1:14:44 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 ...
Failed insulin drug technology may play key role in stemming maternal mortality
The Irish Times - 5/21/2013 3:00:57 PM
A hormone treatment based on technology used in Pfizer’s failed inhalable insulin shows promise in fighting the leading cause of maternal mortality ... to the World Health Organization. Oxytocin is an essential medicine that countries should stockpile ...
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 ...
