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- Bead System for Fertility Awareness Receives Patent -- September 15, 2009
- Maternal Life Working with Catholic Relief Services to Prevent AIDS in Africa -- February 19, 2008
- Maternal Life Expands to Ethiopia -- June 26, 2007
- Butte Doctors Train Nigerian Healthcare Workers in Safe-Birthing Techniques -- May 14, 2005
- Maternal Life Selected to Advance Parish Nursing in South Africa -- February 3, 2005
- Maternal Life International Travels to South Africa -- April 7, 2004
MLI Team travels to Sierra Leone
On February 21, 2009 a team from Maternal Life International to traveled to Sierra Leone. Maternal Life International and the National Center for Health Care Informatics are working in Sierra Leone to align clinical procedures, medical education, and information technology applications to deliver better and safer health care for mothers and babies.
Sierra Leone has the highest maternal death rate at 2,000 per 100,000 live births. In comparison, the United States' maternal death rate is 11 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. In 2005, it was estimated that a woman's lifetime risk of maternal death is 1 in 8. Sierra Leone also has the highest mortality rate in the world for children less than 5 years of age.
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