Monthly Archives: February 2009

Childbirth Results in 1 Death Every 7 Minutes in India

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Katie Bradford

“In India, 78,000 women die in childbirth each year; a woman dies every seven minutes due to problems related to pregnancy and childbirth, said a UNICEF report. The risk of dying at childbirth in India is 300 times higher than in industrialised countries. ‘No other death rate is so unequal,’ said Dr. Karin Hulshof, UNICEF more ยป

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