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A new Global Health Council report is the first-ever global analysis of the impact of unintended pregnancies on maternal deaths in developing countries. The report, "Promises to Keep: The Toll of Unintended Pregnancies on Women's Lives in the Developing World," details more than 300 million unintended pregnancies and the resulting deaths of nearly 700,000 women between 1995 and 2000. Click Here for the Report Summary

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