The maternal death rate from pregnancy and childbirth was also 100 times greater back then than today.
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Research done by SOGIBA shows that for each maternal death registered in the city, two go unregistered.
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One of the biggest obstacles to forcing maternal death rates down is the shortage of specialist staff.
Various studies have attributed higher risk of maternal death to race, income, region, C-section rates, obesity-related problems and chronic disease.
Better access to family planning services alone would cut maternal death and disability by at least 20%, the MPs said.
The United States ranked 30th, performing poorly in under-five mortality rates, maternal death, and political participation, compared to other highly-developed countries.
One of the biggest causes of maternal death is postpartum hemorrhaging (PPH), which occurs when a woman bleeds heavily, often right after giving birth.
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While newborn, child, and maternal death rates have declined across the developing world in the past two decades, the report found that progress has been the slowest in this region.
Declan Buckley, who is acting on behalf of the hospital and its staff, said this was done in an attempt to remedy any shortcomings in the notes about a serious tragedy, which was the first direct maternal death at the hospital in 17 years.
The committee said a lack of data from countries with some of the worst death tolls, a tendency to under-report maternal deaths and the use of national averages all meant it can be hard to establish the true extent of the problem, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.
In their paper, the authors said there was a proven link between advancing maternal age and increased risk of complications during pregnancy - and a strong link with increased risk of stillbirth and neonatal death.
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