UP tops in maternal death rates
Tuesday, January 20, 2009

The UN body,  Unicef has reported Uttar Pradesh with the highest maternal death rates in the country.

According to the report, UP has a probability of 1 in 42 women with cases of maternal deaths relating to complications in pregnancy and child birth. This is only one in 500 cases in Kerala which accounts the least of maternal deaths.

Neo natal deaths are also highly pervalent in Uttar Pradesh where atleast 46 children die per 1,000 live births.
--MP