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Help cuts threaten fragile progress in reducing mothers’ deaths, warned UN officials

Listen to the article Cuts in international aid budgets threaten to overthrow decades in reducing mothers’ deaths and can lead to an increase in deaths that can be prevented during pregnancy and childbirth, United Nations Organizations warned on Monday. The warning came as the UN published a new report on World Health Day, showing a 40% global reduction in maternal mortality between 2000 and 2023, largely guided by improving access to basic health services. But officials say progress is now in danger. The report, the trends in maternal mortality, revealed that about 260,000 women died of pregnancy or childbirth complications