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NYC Takes Aim at Racism, Maternal Mortality 2018-08-01 11:05:02
In New York City, black mothers are 12 times more likely to die from childbirth-related causes than white mothers. Across the nation, their risk is still sky-high - about four times that of white women (one of the reasons the...
Keywords: New York, maternal deaths, New York, black women
Read More3 in 5 Pregnancy-Related Deaths in the United States Can Be Prevented: CDC Report 2019-05-08 06:55:41
A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed that three in five pregnancy-related deaths in the United States can be prevented. Pregnancy-related deaths can happen up to a year after a woman gives birth, according...
Keywords: pregnancy, pregnancy, pregnancy deaths, pregnancy and parenting
Read MoreIndian Witnessed Record Number Child Deaths in 2015: Study 2019-05-16 05:51:08
Despite the progress India has made in cutting down child mortality rate, the country has topped the list with 47.8 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2015, new research has found. During 2000-2015, the annual mortality among children under five...
Keywords: child mortality rate, child mortality rate, child mortality rate in india 2018, child mortality rate in india 2018
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