Ami Fields-Meyer on Mythryl: “This is very grim “This erodes roughly one-fifth of the average…”

This is very grim “This erodes roughly one-fifth of the average worldwide decline in maternal mortality achieved since 1985.”

Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH@gavinyamey.bsky.social

"Countries heavily reliant on US aid see a 10.5% increase in maternal mortality following a switch from a Democratic to a Republican administration—about 44.7 additional deaths per 100 000 live births." gh.bmj.com/content/11/3...

gh.bmj.comUS Presidential Party switches are mirrored in global maternal mortalityIn this observational study, we provide estimates of the impact on the maternal mortality ratio of swings in US aid for family planning and reproductive health driven by changes in the implementation ...

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