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Afghanistan among worst places for pregnant women, new UNICEF/U.S. survey shows.
2002 DEC 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In parts of Afghanistan women suffer from one of the world's highest levels of maternal mortality, with almost half of all deaths of those aged 15 to 49 resulting from pregnancy and childbirth, according to findings released by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The surveys conducted by UNICEF and the CDC in four provinces found an average of 1600 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births - a figure that suggests that Afghanistan may well be the worst place in the world for a woman to become pregnant.
UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy said the surveys - the largest of their kind ever conducted in Afghanistan - reveal an "ongoing humanitarian tragedy for Afghan women and children, one that needs to be publicized and overcome."
Bellamy noted that Taliban restrictions on women, coupled with 20 years of war, had dramatically set back women's health status. "With new leadership and ongoing assistance from the international community, Afghanistan has a prime opportunity to reverse this record, ...
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