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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rebecca Thomas and Alicja Hagopian

A woman dies every two minutes due to failures in maternal care, shocking new figures reveal

A woman dies every two minutes due to failures in maternal healthcare, according to shocking global data that has prompted stark warnings about the impact of cuts to aid funding by the US and the UK.

A new report from the World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that there were 260,000 maternal deaths in 2023, equating to 712 women a day or 30 per hour – with the vast majority in sub-Saharan Africa.

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