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Guatemala: the number of deaths of pregnant women in Guatemala decreased 30 percent over the last four years because of effective health programs. (World's health).


GUATEMALA Guatemala, city, Guatemala
Guatemala, city (1994 est. pop. 823,301), S central Guatemala, capital of the republic. Its full name is La Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción. In a broad, fertile, highland valley, c.
: The number of deaths of pregnant women in Guatemala decreased 30 percent over the last four years because of effective health programs, according to according to
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 the latest national survey on maternal MATERNAL. That which belongs to, or comes from the mother: as, maternal authority, maternal relation, maternal estate, maternal line. Vide Line.  and child health, released yesterday. Child mortality is also down.
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