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Maternal Mortality

WHO - Trends in Maternal Mortality 1990 to 2013 An estimated 289,000 women died in 2013 due to complications in pregnancy and childbirth, down from 523,000 in 1990. more than 1 in 4 maternal deaths are caused by pre-existing medical conditions such as diabetes, HIV, malaria and obesity, whose health impacts can all be aggravated by pregnancy. A related WHO study of causes of more than 60 000 maternal deaths in 115 countries caused 28% of the deaths. similar to the proportion of deaths during pregnancy and childbirth from severe bleeding. (More? Statistics - Maternal Mortality | WHO Report Page) Older News Articles The World Health Organization says polio has re-emerged as a public health emergency. Polio Virus Trisomy 21 Genome-wide Effects RIKEN Panel Finds Misconduct in Reprogrammed Stem Cell Papers press release April 1, 2014 | Science April 2014