Due To The 112 Maternal Deaths Occurred In Sri Lanka On 2014 Their Families Have Faced Difficulties.

Due to the 112 Maternal Deaths occurred in Sri Lanka in 2014 ,188 Children have lost their mothers and 101 Husbands lost their Wives according to the Consultant Community Physician attached to Family Health Bureau Dr.Kapila Jayaratne.

However the number of maternal deaths occurred in Sri Lanka in the year 2014 is the lowest in South Asia he has stressed.

According to a Special Survey carried out by Consultant Doctors in Sri Lanka covering all the island has revealed that Sri Lanka's Maternal Death Ratio  is 32.03 Maternal Deaths for  100,000 live births Dr.Jayaratne has said.

Around 70 Maternal Deaths out of  the 112 occurred in 2014 are preventable he has further added.