Deaths among mothers almost four times higher in Slovakia and UK than in Norway and Denmark bmj_latest
certificate data , which tend to underestimate maternal deaths, and give inaccurate information about cause of death, preventing meaningful international comparisons.
The data were taken from the International Network of Obstetric Survey Systems , an international collaboration aiming to gather data on serious illnesses in pregnancy and childbirth. The data analysis found a fourfold difference in MMR between countries with the highest and lowest rates. And of the eight countries included in the study, the UK had the second highest MMR after Slovakia, with 9.6 deaths per 100,000.
The results also showed that in all countries but Norway, the maternal mortality rate was at least 50% higher for women born abroad or with a minority ethnic background.
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