Patna,(BiharTimes): The maternal mortality rate (MMR) in Bihar has come down from 208 to around 93 per one lakh live births in four years period.
According to the data available with the maternal health wing of the state health society (SHS) the figure is 16 points lower than the national average target of 109 maternal deaths per one lakh live births fixed for 2015.
The national average of MMR has to be brought down to 70 by 2030, as set for Millennium Development Goal (MDG) pertaining to the health sector of the country in 2000.
Around 29 lakh women become pregnant in Bihar every year
