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Maternal mortality in 2000: estimates developed by WHO, UNICEF & UNFPA (pdf 830kb)

Report into the estimates and examination of maternal mortality, which is a major goal of some recent international conferences and a focus area of the Millennium Development Goals.

Maternal mortality measurement is difficult and complex, so reliable estimates of the dimensions of the problem are not generally available, and assessing progress towards the goal is difficult. The purpose of these estimates is to draw attention to the existence and likely dimensions of the problem of maternal mortality.

 

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