Liberia: Reducing Maternal Mortality in Liberia - the Tiawan Gongloe Prescription

[New Dawn] The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in Liberia is alarming. According to the recent Demographic and Health Survey, the MMR of Liberia is 742 per 100,000 live births, one of the world's highest rates of maternal mortality. The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), has listed Liberia as having one of the highest rates of deaths for newborns in the world: 76 in 1,000 births under-five mortality rate. The lifetime risk of a Liberian woman dying during pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - Category: OBGYN Source Type: news