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- Haiti has the highest maternal mortality rate in the Western Hemisphere (630 deaths per 100,000 vs. 13/100,000 in the US and 0/100,000 in Ireland).
- In 2006, only 22% of births occurred in a Haitian health facility (even fewer than that in rural areas) and only 26% of mothers were attended by a skilled birth attendant.
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