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Globally, reduction of maternal and new born mortality remains a high priority in the Sustainable Development targets as unfinished MDG agenda. In 2013, about 0.3 million women died as result of pregnancy related causes. Sub-Saharan Africa alone contributed more than half of these deaths. Uganda is among those countries struggling with high maternal mortality rates at 336/100,000 live�births. Globally 2.7 million neonatal deaths and a similar number of still births occur. Neonatal mortality in Uganda is estimated to be 27 deaths per 1000 live births and accounts for 45% of the under-five mortality. Maternal and perinatal death reviews (MPDR) help to understand the circumstances around the death of a mother or newborn in order to identify factors contributing to death and then develop strategies to address them

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