Maternal Mortality: Not Just a Human Rights Issue
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Economic Opportunity & Security, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
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Devex
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Maternal mortality devastates families around the world, leaving spouses, parents and children grief-stricken, but costs to families and communities go beyond emotional. ICRW’s Aslihan Kes writes for Devex about maternal mortality’s social and economic consequences, including higher rates of neo-natal mortality and crippling financial hardships.
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