00:00More women in the UK are dying during pregnancy or in the weeks after giving birth according to
00:07new figures. The rise means the government has missed its target to halve maternal death rates
00:12by 2025. Data shows there were 252 maternal deaths between 2022 and 2024, around 20% higher than
00:22between 2009 and 2011. That equates to 12.8 deaths for every 100,000 women giving birth. Figures come
00:32from the body responsible for auditing deaths among mothers and babies. They follow an investigation
00:38in which hundreds of women reported traumatic experiences in maternity care.
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