New Study by Imaging the World and Philips Demonstrates the Power of Ultrasound Screenings to Transform Maternal and ... ANDOVER, Mass., Nov. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest neonatal mortality rate (32 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2012) and accounts for 38 percent of neonatal deaths globally.[i] Concomitantly, the maternal mortality rate is estimated at 500 deaths per 1,000,000 live births representing 162,000 maternal deaths annually.[ii] A recent study sponsored by Imaging the ...
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