A 2008 cholera epidemic in Guinea-Bissau affected 14,222 people and killed 225. citation The 2010 maternal mortality rate per 100,000 births for Guinea Bissau was 1000. Source: Internet
A 1987 study from Slovakia reports a Roma population with an extremely high incidence of PKU (one case in 40 births) due to extensive inbreeding. citation It is the most common amino acid metabolic problem in the United Kingdom. Source: Internet
According to a spokesperson for Ukraine's Ministry of Justice, the overall ratio of births to deaths in Ukraine had improved from 1 to 1.7 in 2004–2005 to 1 to 1.4 in 2008. Source: Internet
About 1.4 per 1000 live births in the United States citation and 1.1 per 1000 live births in Norway are affected. Source: Internet
According to United Nations Population Fund data on the midwifery workforce, there is a total of 429 midwives (including nurse-midwives) in Somalia, with a density of 1 midwife per 1,000 live births. Source: Internet
A flurry of new arrivals are joining one of Australia's iconic after multiple births this week. Source: Internet