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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.

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 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.
+* 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.
-** 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.
-* similar to the proportion of deaths during pregnancy and childbirth from severe bleeding.
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