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*Abortions Fuel 71 Maternal Deaths In 4 Months*

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Director of Family Health in the Ministry of Health and Child Care, Bernard Madzima has said that abortions have resulted in 71 maternal deaths in the first four months of 2019.

Madzima further indicated that due to fear of prosecution, women who had undergone illegal abortions do not hesitate to seek medical attention. In a telephone interview, Madzima assured such women of their safety. He said:

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> Health professionals are not investigators, their job is to render health-related services to the public. People must not fear to approach hospitals. We are having such high numbers of people dying due to maternal deaths because of such things.

> Many people do not get the post-abortal care that they must get to prevent infections. Blood must be available to all women needing post abortal treatment, whatever their circumstances

Madzima said that despite statistics suggesting a decrease in the number of maternal deaths, the number of deaths is still high. He also said that no woman must die whilst giving birth.

The statistics drawn from a 2012 survey which Madzima used may be misleading considering the time that has passed since then. The statistics suggest that Zimbabwe’s maternal mortality rate stands at 600 per 100 000 births annually down from 960 per 100 000 live births as per the previous survey.

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