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Most parts of world saw maternal mortality rates spike in 2020

FILE PHOTO: A pregnant woman is seen through the curtain at a maternity hospital in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, October 31, 2004. REUTERS/Mykhailo Markiv

Reuters Maternal mortality rates climbed or stagnated in nearly all regions across the world in 2020, according to a report released by UN agencies on Wednesday, marking a major setback in global efforts to combat complications during childbirth or pregnancy.  The report, which tracks maternal mortality nationally, regionally and globally from 2000 to 2020, showed […]