New Study Finds that Dramatic Reductions in Maternal, Newborn Deaths are Within Reach
December 03, 2009
December 03, 2009
NEW YORK, Dec. 3 -- The United Nations population Fund issued the following news release:
Maternal deaths in developing countries could be slashed by 70 per cent and newborn deaths cut nearly in half if the world doubled investment in family planning and pregnancy-related care, shows a new report by the Guttmacher Institute(http://www.guttmacher.org/) and UNFPA(http://www.unfpa.org/), the United Nations Population Fund. Currently, more than half a million maternal deaths and 3.5 m . . .
Maternal deaths in developing countries could be slashed by 70 per cent and newborn deaths cut nearly in half if the world doubled investment in family planning and pregnancy-related care, shows a new report by the Guttmacher Institute(http://www.guttmacher.org/) and UNFPA(http://www.unfpa.org/), the United Nations Population Fund. Currently, more than half a million maternal deaths and 3.5 m . . .