One in 10,000 mothers die within six weeks of giving birth in Britain. This is only slightly less than in Slovakia, the worst performing country. Norway has the lowest maternal death rates in Europe, at one in 37,000. In Denmark, the second best performing country, one in 29,000 died.

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Deaths among mothers almost four times higher in Slovakia and UK than in Norway and Denmark

It comes after a new review suggested that maternal mortality in the UK is on the rise.

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Evgeny Lebedev

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England

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UK women ‘more likely to die’ around pregnancy than Norway and Denmark mothers

Mothers in the UK are three times more likely to die around the time of pregnancy compared to those in Norway and Denmark, a new study suggests.

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Shropshire

Evening Standard

Alfred Harmsworth (barrister)

Geraldine Mary Harmsworth

Patricia Harmsworth, Viscountess Rothermere

Carron Greig

Data around millions of live births across eight European countries showed the UK had the second-highest maternal death rate. Only Slovakia had higher.

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Roberts family

UK women three times more likely to die around time of pregnancy than those in Norway or Denmark, study suggests

Women are four times as likely to die after childbirth in Britain as in Scandinavian countries, a report has said.Researchers analysed data on the number of wom

The Times

Murdoch family

New mothers more likely to die in UK than Scandinavia

Despite substantial declines in deaths related to pregnancy and childbirth in high income countries in recent years, mothers in Slovakia and the UK are up to four times more likely to die during pregnancy or soon after than mothers in Norway and Denmark, finds an in-depth analysis of data from eight European countries, published by The BMJ today.

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American Association for the Advancement of Science

A new study suggests UK mothers are three times more likely to die around the time of pregnancy compared to those in Denmark and Norway.

British mothers three times more likely to die around time of pregnancy compared to Norway and Denmark

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Northern Ireland

UK women ‘more likely to die' around pregnancy than Norway and Denmark mothers

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UK women 'three times more likely to die' around time of pregnancy than those in Norway or Denmark

Deaths among mothers almost four times higher in Slovakia and UK than in Norway and Denmark

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