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Birth asphyxia leading cause of death in Pumwani Maternity

Pumwani Maternity Hospital.[File, Standard]

Birth asphyxia has been identified as the number one killer among newborns in the city's Pumwani Maternity Hospital and other health facilities in the country.

It is estimated that seven out of 10 deaths among newborns is caused by asphyxia, which is deprivation of oxygen, causing unconsciousness or death; suffocation.

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