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Axios
3 months ago
Public health

Maternal death rates may be sharply overstated: study

Inclusion of checkbox on death certificates led to misclassified maternal deaths
Maternal deaths stable, CDC recorded rates increased with disparities for Non-Hispanic Black women [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
5 months ago
Women

Horrifying numbers' of women and girls will die because of UK aid cuts, say MPs

British aid cuts have had a devastating effect on women and girls around the world, forcing sexual and reproductive health programs to be canceled.
Nearly 300,000 women died during pregnancy and childbirth globally in 2020, and 2.4 million children died in their first year, most of them in sub-Saharan Africa or central and southern Asia. [ more ]
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