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[6th Sep] Ghana records 1,022 maternal deaths in 2011
A report by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) shows that Ghana has recorded 1,022 maternal deaths in 2011, representing 173 deaths per 100,000 live births.It indicated an increase compared to 894 deaths, representing 166 per 100,000 live births in 2010.Hemorrhage, pre-eclampsia, eclampsia and complications of unsafe abortions were among the causes of the deaths, and still births, which accounted for two per cent of all births, were also recorded in 2011.Family planning, component of maternal health in reducing maternal mortality rate in Ghana, rec...



