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Maternal Deaths Fuel Poverty

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Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

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The Chronicle

Publication Date

21 April 2014

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Aside from the emotional and physical consequences of maternal death worldwide, a new report by ICRW and others finds that the economic burden of maternal mortality can be debilitating for families and often pushes them into poverty. 

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