by Matt Stearmer | Mar 20, 2014 | Awareness, Country Profile, Improving Conditions
Photo courtesy of Novinite The highest EU C-section rate, combined with the financial crisis, still didn’t prevent Italy from reducing mother loss by 65% in the last 20 years. We were unable to find an adequate explanation for why Italy has been able to succeed...
by Matt Stearmer | Mar 19, 2014 | Awareness, Country Profile, Improving Conditions
Mother loss in Israel is a story of both success and failure. Predictably, for those who are familiar with the politics of the region, those in Israel proper have access to some of the best healthcare in the world, while those living in the occupied territories are...
by Matt Stearmer | Mar 17, 2014 | Awareness, Country Profile, General News, Worseing Conditions
Mother loss in Iraq is far more complicated than in many parts of the world. About 10,000 women have died in Iraq since the start of the US-led war(https://www.unfpa.org/webdav/site/global/shared/documents/publications/2012/Trends_in_maternal_mortality_A4-1.pdf), with...
by Matt Stearmer | Mar 15, 2014 | Awareness, Best Practices, Country Profile
Since 1990, pregnancy-related complications in Iran have been reduced by 81%. Iran is one of only ten countries to successfully fulfill their Millennium Development Goal prior to the deadline. Complications arising from pregnancy and childbirth only affect one out of...
by Matt Stearmer | Mar 14, 2014 | Awareness, Best Practices, Country Profile
Iceland has not had a recorded maternal mortality in several years. Highly developed resources, universal health care, access to contraceptives, lower birth rate and almost non-existent teen pregnancy all contribute to the very low maternal mortality rate. For...
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