COTABATO CITY: The Department of Health (DOH) noted a big improvement in maternal and child health care in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) with mortality rates falling by one-fourth percent.

Records showed that maternal mortality rate dropped to 66 percent per 100,000 live births in 2013 compared 245 per 100,000 live births in 2008. This is far lower than the national rate of 152 per 100,000 live births.

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