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The results, which were compiled as part of Save the Children's State of the World's Mothers report, saw Britain fall out of the top 20 places to be a mother.
It ranked 23 on the list and researchers say the poor finish is partially down to higher infant and mother mortality rates when compared to other areas of Europe.
As a result, it means the UK is now a worse place to have a baby than former Soviet and Balkan countries, which have seen rapid improvements in their living standards.
The Mothers' Index, which looks at how countries around the world are succeeding in saving the lives of mothers and newborn babies, saw Finland, Sweden and Norway claim the top three slots respectively.
Ireland ranked at number 20, with Germany at 9, France at 16 and the US at number 30.
Last year, the UK ranked 10th on the list, but a spokesman for the charity said the criteria had changed since then so its fall to 23rd was not a fair like-for-like comparison.
One of the changes is that the number of indicators has been reduced from 12 to five and the report now looks at a mothers’ wellbeing using indicators of maternal health, under-five mortality and levels of women’s education, income, and political status.
Speaking about the results, the charity said the UK has fewer women in Parliament and higher maternal and infant mortality rates than much of Europe.
According to the official statistics, women in Britain are at a higher risk of dying during pregnancy or childbirth than their female counterparts in Slovakia, Montenegro and Lithuania.
The report says a reason for this is the age women are choosing to have children, with teenage and IVF pregnancy rates resulting in the UK having a higher proportion of young and old mothers than much of Europe.
Another reason is poverty and inequality. Women with unemployed partners were six times more likely to die from maternal causes than those with partners in work.
However, the UK is also more robust than many European nations in collecting infant and maternal mortality data, which may contribute to comparatively higher rates.
The report also revealed a baby in the developing world is seven times as likely to die on its first day than one born in industrialised nations. A baby born in the UK has a roughly one in 200 chance of dying before its fifth birthday, higher than in South Korea or Israel.
The top ten places in the world to be a mother are:
1. Finland
2. Sweden
3. Norway
4. Iceland
5. Netherlands
6. Denmark
7. Spain
8. Belgium
9. Germany
10. Australia
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UK Is 'One Of The Worst Places' To Give Birth
According to the latest research, the UK is now one of the worst places to give birth.The results, which were compiled as part of Save the Children's State of the World's Mothers report, saw Britain fall out of the top 20 places to be a mother.
It ranked 23 on the list and researchers say the poor finish is partially down to higher infant and mother mortality rates when compared to other areas of Europe.
As a result, it means the UK is now a worse place to have a baby than former Soviet and Balkan countries, which have seen rapid improvements in their living standards.
The Mothers' Index, which looks at how countries around the world are succeeding in saving the lives of mothers and newborn babies, saw Finland, Sweden and Norway claim the top three slots respectively.
Ireland ranked at number 20, with Germany at 9, France at 16 and the US at number 30.
Last year, the UK ranked 10th on the list, but a spokesman for the charity said the criteria had changed since then so its fall to 23rd was not a fair like-for-like comparison.
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One of the changes is that the number of indicators has been reduced from 12 to five and the report now looks at a mothers’ wellbeing using indicators of maternal health, under-five mortality and levels of women’s education, income, and political status.
Speaking about the results, the charity said the UK has fewer women in Parliament and higher maternal and infant mortality rates than much of Europe.
According to the official statistics, women in Britain are at a higher risk of dying during pregnancy or childbirth than their female counterparts in Slovakia, Montenegro and Lithuania.
The report says a reason for this is the age women are choosing to have children, with teenage and IVF pregnancy rates resulting in the UK having a higher proportion of young and old mothers than much of Europe.
Another reason is poverty and inequality. Women with unemployed partners were six times more likely to die from maternal causes than those with partners in work.
However, the UK is also more robust than many European nations in collecting infant and maternal mortality data, which may contribute to comparatively higher rates.
The report also revealed a baby in the developing world is seven times as likely to die on its first day than one born in industrialised nations. A baby born in the UK has a roughly one in 200 chance of dying before its fifth birthday, higher than in South Korea or Israel.
The top ten places in the world to be a mother are:
1. Finland
2. Sweden
3. Norway
4. Iceland
5. Netherlands
6. Denmark
7. Spain
8. Belgium
9. Germany
10. Australia
(JP/CD)
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