UN steps up efforts to reduce childbirth deaths, a key development goal
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Channel: United Nations · 2010 · News & Politics
United Nations, New York, 7 June 2010 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for concerted efforts to end what he described as the "scandal" of women dying in childbirth, saying even simple clinical procedures such as clean delivery rooms and the presence of a trained midwife could greatly reduce pregnancy-related deaths. "Some simple blood tests, consultation with a doctor and qualified help at the birth itself can make a huge difference," Mr. Ban said in an address to an international conference in Washington aimed at finding solutions to problems affecting women and girls worldwide. News Story: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=34938&Cr=maternal&Cr1=
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