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In the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problem, 10th revision, (ICD-10), WHO defines maternal mortality as The death of a woman while pregnant or within forty two days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and the site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes an announcement by WHO on behalf of the United Nations of the latest global estimates, published in May 2012, showed that the trend in maternal death appears to be falling overall . A study published in the Lancet shows a significant drop worldwide in the number of mothers dying during pregnancy or childbirth . But while the overall news may be positive, conditions in Africa remain at emergency levels! The Lancet study revealed that in 2008, six countries accounted for nearly half of all maternal mortality cases. Three of them, Ethiopia, Nigeria and The Democratic Republic of Congo are in Africa. |
