Maternal deaths rise amid pandemic, contraceptive use still low --Lagman

The number of maternal deaths in the country increased due to the hampered delivery of reproductive health services amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the contraceptive prevalence rate is still far from ideal, 10 years since the Reproductive Health (RH) law was passed, veteran lawmaker and one of the bill's authors Edcel Lagman said Wednesday.

Maternal deaths rise amid pandemic, contraceptive use still low --Lagman
The number of maternal deaths in the country increased due to the hampered delivery of reproductive health services amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the contraceptive prevalence rate is still far from ideal, 10 years since the Reproductive Health (RH) law was passed, veteran lawmaker and one of the bill's authors Edcel Lagman said Wednesday.