Rates of maternal and infant mortality are rising sharply.

孕产妇和婴儿死亡率正在急剧上升。

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The March of Dimes said it hopes the decline in the rate of preterm births will be the start of a new trend in improved maternal and infant health.

出生缺陷基金会表示，他们希望这一早产儿比率的下降会是一个母亲和婴儿健康状况改善的开端。

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Support for maternal and infant nutrition in the region is much more likely to receive the attention it deserves if it is on a regional agenda.

如果将孕产妇和婴儿营养问题列入区域议程，支持工作在该地区很可能得到应有的重视。

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If we can get midwifery coverage out there, we can reduce maternal and infant morbidity and mortality by 90 percent.

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Maternal mortality in America is particularly high in New York City, where extremes of wealth and poverty abound, says Deborah Kaplan, who oversees the Bureau of Maternal, Infant and Reproductive Health for New York City's health department.

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"Starting from before the woman becomes pregnant, during the delivery, (during the birth and continuing until the child is five years and older.") The World Health Organization has targeted 68 countries with the highest maternal, infant and child deaths.

VOA: standard.2010.05.11

Breastfeeding remains a key component of the strategy, called 'Improving Maternal and Infant Nutrition: A Framework for Action'.

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Ranked at number 23, the UK had fewer women in Parliament and higher maternal and infant mortality rates than much of Europe, Save the Children reported.

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According to the Gates Foundation website, the focus of the family planning initiative will be on urban areas in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, areas where maternal and infant mortality rates are high and contraception use is low.

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