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Perinatal deaths highest in decade - inequities continue, report shows

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Tuesday 2 July 2024, 04:51 PM
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In 2021, there were 707 perinatal-related deaths, including 311 stillbirths, 205 terminations and 191 neonatal deaths, the highest number since 2010  [Image: Edward Cisneros on Unsplash]
If the mortality rates for Māori were the same as those for the composite European ethnic group, 47 more babies of māmā Māori would have survived in 2
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