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Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR)
December 11 , 2022
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- TN’s MMR dropped to 54 per one lakh live births in 2018-20 from 58 in 2017-19.
- Tamilnadu conducts a death audit for every maternal death in the state at four levels (community, hospital, collectorate, and expert panel).
- Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH) and pregnancy-induced hypertension are the main causes of maternal deaths in TN.
- Among southern states, Kerala has the lowest MMR with 19 deaths per one lakh births.
- It is followed by Telangana at 43, and Andhra Pradesh at 45, while Karnataka stayed behind TN with an MMR of 69.
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