Most maternal deaths in sub-Saharan Africa could be avoided
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 11:07
in Health & Medicine
More than 500,000 women die each year worldwide due to complications arising from pregnancy and childbirth. Half of these women live in sub-Saharan Africa. A research team from the King Juan Carlos University (URJC) in Madrid says these women are not dying as a result of any illness, but rather from a lack of basic healthcare measures.