Africa Has Highest Rates of First-Day Deaths
More than one million babies die the day they are born and the countries with the highest rates of these deaths are in Africa, according to Save the Children's annual report on the state of the world's mothers. Much of the world celebrates Mother's Day this Sunday, on May 12.Video
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6 May 2013
Naomie Harris Speaks On South Africa
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- Save the Children South Africa
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- Save the Children South Africa
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In a recorded message of support for Save the Children South Africa, international film star Naomie Harris, who plays Winnie Mandela in the upcoming ... see more »
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7 May 2013
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Save The Children Launches in South Africa
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- AllAfrica
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- AllAfrica
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The riskiest country in the world to be a new mother is the Democratic Republic of Congo. That's according to Save the Children's 2013 State of the ... see more »
A mother and her newborn child at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi. (File photo)
Documents
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7 May 2013
The 2013 State of the World's Mothers Report
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- Save the Children
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The chances a mother and her baby will survive help determine Save the Children's annual rankings of the best and worst places in the world to be a ... see more »
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7 May 2013
2013 Birth Day Risk Index
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- Save the Children
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The complete 2013 Birth Day Index produced by the international organization Save the Children. see more »
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7 May 2013
The Complete Mothers' Index 2013
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- Save the Children
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The Complete 2013 Mothers' Index produced by the international organization Save the Children. see more »
InFocus
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The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the most dangerous countries in the world in which to conceive. Over her lifetime, a Congolese woman faces a one in 24 chance of dying ... Read more »
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Most of the methods to save the life of a newborn - like antiseptic for the umbilical cord - are simple, but three million babies die a year. The first Global Newborn Health ... Read more »
