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The number of Filipino quotwomen who die yearly due to childbirth and pregnancy complications has doubled in the last four years,quot and a reproductive health bill opposed by some lawmakers and stalled in Congress could address this rise in maternal mortality, health groups say, ABS-CBN News reports.

The number of maternal deaths around the world has decreased from more than 500,000 in 1980 to an estimated 342,900 in 2008, according to a Lancet study published online on Monday, the BBC reports. For the study, "a team led by the University of Washington in Seattle, looked at data from thousands of observations of maternal deaths for 181 countries between 1980 and 2008. ...

As women's health advocates, researchers and policymakers from around the world meet in Washington, D.C., this week for the Women Deliver conference, the "issue of maternal health has risen to the top of the international development agenda," NPR's "Morning Edition" reports. An estimated 340,000 maternal deaths occur annually, according to "Morning Edition...

On Mother's Day, the New York Times and Politico published opinion pieces discussing maternal mortality and health. Summaries appear below. ~ Nicholas Kristof, New York Times: "Oddly, for a culture that celebrates motherhood, we've never been particularly interested in maternal health," columnist Kristof writes, noting that U.S...

"Delivering A Better Future For Women and Girls," East African (Manguyu, 6/7). "Women Deliver A Ruse: Conference Organizers Push Abortion Cloaked as Health Issue," Washington Times (Wright/Yoshihara, 6/4)...

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