PEDIATRICS Vol. 97 No. 3 March 1996, pp. 397
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. . . viewed from [the] perspective of the consequences on maternal health, the Italian GNP per capita of over $20,000 translates into a lifetime risk of dying during pregnancy and childbirth of 1 in 17,360, whereas the respective figures for Mali, West Africa, are $310 and 1 in 7. A 66-fold difference in GNP manifests as nearly 2500-fold difference in maternal death.