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Global maternal mortality has been underestimated in the past by as much as a third, say new figures produced jointly by the World Health Organisation and Unicef. There are nearly 80000 more pregnancy related deaths a year than previously reported. Each year the world has about 585000 maternal deaths, 99% of them in developing countries.
The WHO says that 55% of maternal deaths occur in Asia, which accounts for 61% of the world's births. Africa,...