Maternal mortality rates climbed or stagnated in nearly all regions across the world in 2020, according to a report released by UN agencies on Wednesday (Feb 22), marking a major setback in global efforts to combat complications during childbirth or pregnancy. The report, which tracks maternal mortality nationally, regionally and globally from 2000 to 2020, showed there were an estimated...
Most deaths were largely concentrated in the poorest parts of the world, and in countries affected by conflict.Maternal mortality rates climbed or stagnated in nearly all regions across the world in 2020, according to a report released by UN agencies on Wednesday , marking a major setback in global efforts to combat complications during childbirth or pregnancy.
That translates to a woman dying every two minutes during childbirth or pregnancy, the report estimated. The data suggests that deaths rose in areas with less access to timely health services, said study author and World Health Organisation epidemiologist Jenny Cresswell.
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