SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM DATA PUTS KERALA'S MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO AT 18, STATE SAYS IT DOES NOT REFLECT COVID DEATHS

Kerala Health Department officials point out that the State lost 97 pregnant women to Covid-19 during the SRS survey period; at present however, they say the State continues to have the lowest MMR in the country

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Kerala's maternal mortality ratio (MMR) has dropped to an all-time low of 18 (per one lakh live births), according to the latest Sample Registration System (SRS) special bulletin on maternal mortality in India (2020-22), brought out by the office of the Registrar General of India.

According to the SRS bulletin (2020-22), Kerala's MMR dropped two points from 20 in 2019-21 to the current level of 18. While the SRS figures will be quoted as the official statistics, Health Department officials point out that the figure cannot be further from reality, considering the fact that Kerala had lost 97 pregnant women to Covid-19 during the survey period.

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