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Melanne Verveer, US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues at the Women Deliver conference.
Big news: For the first time in more than 20 yrs, maternal mortality has declined. Reasons for the improvement are lower pregnancy rates in some countries; higher income, which improves nutrition and access to health care; more education for women; and the increasing availability of “skilled attendants” at births.
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