TNPSC Thervupettagam

Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR)

December 11 , 2022 510 days 903 0
  • TN’s MMR dropped to 54 per one lakh live births in 2018-20 from 58 in 2017-19.
  • Tamilnadu conducts a death audit for every maternal death in the state at four levels (community, hospital, collectorate, and expert panel).
  • Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH) and pregnancy-induced hypertension are the main causes of maternal deaths in TN.
  • Among southern states, Kerala has the lowest MMR with 19 deaths per one lakh births.
  • It is followed by Telangana at 43, and Andhra Pradesh at 45, while Karnataka stayed behind TN with an MMR of 69.

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