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United Nations: Maternal Deaths Drop, but Progress Still "Slow"

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United Nations: Maternal Deaths Drop, but Progress Still "Slow"

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Of the eight MDGs to be achieved by 2015, efforts to decrease maternal mortality, and improve maternal health (Goal Five) have progressed the least since 2000, according to Ban, who launched the global initiative to focus international attention on the issue.

"We know women are the drivers of progress," Ban said. "In the poorest societies of the world, it is women who care for the children. They grow the crops, hold societies together. Women deliver - and not just babies. And if we deliver for women, we can change the world for the better."

The secretary-general called for efforts to increase women's access to emergency care and qualified midwives, saying this alone would reduce maternal mortality rates by three-quarters.

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Of the eight MDGs to be achieved by 2015, efforts to decrease maternal mortality, and improve maternal health (Goal Five) have progressed the least since 2000, according to Ban, who launched the global initiative to focus international attention on the issue.

"We know women are the drivers of progress," Ban said. "In the poorest societies of the world, it is women who care for the children. They grow the crops, hold societies together. Women deliver - and not just babies. And if we deliver for women, we can change the world for the better."

The secretary-general called for efforts to increase women's access to emergency care and qualified midwives, saying this alone would reduce maternal mortality rates by three-quarters.

To read the complete news story please visit IPS News.

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