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  2. List of countries by maternal mortality ratio - Wikipedia

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    Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births. [1] From Our World in Data (using World Health Organization definition): "The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is defined as the number of maternal deaths during a given time period per 100,000 live births during the same time period. It depicts the risk of maternal death relative to the number of ...

  3. Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012

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    The Department of Health states that family planning can reduce maternal mortality by about 32%. [14] The bill is "meant to prevent maternal deaths related to pregnancy and childbirth", said Clara Padilla of Engender Rights. She reported that every day, "there are 11 women dying while giving birth in the Philippines.

  4. Health in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    As of September 2020, the Philippines has a population of nearly 110 million and a population density of 368 per square kilometer. 32% of the population of the Philippines is under 15 years old, and only 22.2% is over 60. In the Philippines, 16.6% of the population lived below the national poverty line in 2018. [8] [9]

  5. Maternal mortality ratio - Wikipedia

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    The maternal mortality ratio is a key performance indicator (KPI) for efforts to improve the health and safety of mothers before, during, and after childbirth per country worldwide. Often referred to as MMR, it is the annual number of female deaths per 100,000 live births from any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or its management ...

  6. Maternal mental health conditions drive climbing death rate ...

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    This is evident in the stark racial disparities in maternal death: The mortality rate for Black mothers was 2.6 times higher than for white mothers in 2021, according to the CDC’s National ...

  7. Health groups call for suspending state plan on maternal ...

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    In their Oct. 21 letter to state surgeon general Dr. Diana Ramos, the advocacy groups said that the maternal health blueprint acknowledged racial inequities in maternal mortality rates, but didn't ...

  8. Maternal death - Wikipedia

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    The adult lifetime risk of maternal mortality can be derived using either the maternal mortality ratio (MMR), or the maternal mortality rate (MMRate). [ 37 ] Proportion of maternal deaths among deaths of women of reproductive age (PM) is the number of maternal deaths in a given time period divided by the total deaths among women aged 15–49 years.

  9. Maternal mortality rate is much higher for Black women than ...

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    The Maternal Mortality Review Committee was formed in 2017, and its members include physicians, nurses, public health experts and others who work in health care.