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Maternal Mortality Falls to Record Low, Survey Shows

Skilled birth attendance crosses 70 percent as midwives reach the last mile of the char and hill regions.

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Dr. Farhana Islam

Dr. Farhana Islam • 1 Jan 2 min read

Maternal Mortality Falls to Record Low, Survey Shows
A midwife with a newborn in Sylhet — Photo: Daily Best News

DHAKA — Maternal deaths have fallen to their lowest recorded level, a new survey shows, with seven in ten births now attended by skilled providers — double the figure from a decade ago.

Officials credit 3,000 newly deployed midwives and maternity waiting homes near remote hospitals.

The health ministry now targets the remaining pockets: river islands, tea gardens and urban slums.

— Daily Best News Desk • Fearless in the search for truth

Reported by Dr. Farhana Islam • Edited by the Daily Best News desk. Send corrections to [email protected].

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