Maternal

Maternity deaths in Iraq have nearly tripled since 1990, UN survey finds

4 November 2003
The number of Iraqi women who die in pregnancy or in childbirth has almost tripled since 1990, according to a survey released today by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

African women 175 times more likely to die in childbirth – UN study

20 October 2003
African women are 175 times more likely to die in childbirth than women in developed regions of the world, according to a United Nations interagency report released today.