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State of the World's Children 2009

NEW YORK, USA, 15 January 2008

UNICEF's flagship publication, The State of the Worlds Children 2009, launched today in South Africa, addresses maternal mortality, one of the most intractable problems for development work.

Having a child remains one of the biggest health risks for women worldwide. Fifteen hundred women die every day while giving birth. That's a half a million mothers every year.

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