British women 'more likely to die' around pregnancy than Norwegian, Danish

In Britain, there were 9.6 maternal deaths for every 100,000 babies born, according to a new study. Photo: Jimmy Conover/Unsplash

Mothers in Britain are three times more likely to die around the time of pregnancy compared to those in Norway and Denmark, a new study suggests.

Researchers set out to compare maternal mortality rates in eight European countries. They found that Slovakia had the highest maternal death rates among the countries studied. Britain had the second highest mortality rate.