Journal of Gynecology & Reproductive Medicine(JGRM)
ISSN: 2576-2842 | DOI: 10.33140/JGRM
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The Use of Traditional Birth Attendants and Faith Based Birth Attendants in Cross River State and the Impact on the Global Maternal Mortality Rate
Abstract
Betta Chimaobim Edu and Alexia Krepiakevich
On a global scale, maternal mortality rates fell by nearly 44% over the past 25 years, to an estimated 216 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 2015. The approximate global lifetime risk of a maternal death fell from 1 in 73 in 1990 to 1 in 180 in 2015 [1].