An estimated half a million women die each year following complications during pregnancy and childbirth, a report launched in September 2010 showed.
The report, 'Trends in Maternal Mortality', an international look at the state of maternal and infant health globally, indicated that while maternal mortality decreased by 34 per cent between 1990 and 2008 overall, Namibia's rate of maternal death has remained static, showing no signs of improvement during the past 20 years.
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