New findings on maternal mortality.

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An October 2003 report by WHO, UNICEF and UNFPA shows that a woman living in sub-Saharan Africa has a 1 in 16 chance of dying in pregnancy or childbirth. This compares with a 1 in 2,800 risk for a woman from a developed region.

Of the estimated 529,000 maternal deaths in 2000, 95% occurred in Africa and Asia, while only 4% (22,000) occurred in Latin America and the Caribbean, and less than 1% (2,500) in the more developed regions of the world. Experience from successful maternal health...