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Maternal deaths raise ‘further concern’ about ‘maternity systems under pressure’

Source: PA Wire

The number of women dying during pregnancy or soon after childbirth has reached its highest level in almost 20 years, according to data from a major UK study.

Experts said the figures raise “further concern” about maternity services and called for matters such as pre-pregnancy health and personalised care to be “prioritised as a matter of urgency”.

MBRRACE-UK, which conducts surveillance and investigates the causes of maternal deaths, stillbirths and infant deaths as part of the national Maternal, Newborn and Infant

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