The Rothschild-Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem has one of the lowest maternity mortality rates in the world, it was revealed Friday in the annual report released by the Hadassah Medical Organization of Palestine through its headquarters here. Of 841 deliveries in the obstetrical department of the hospital, the report states, only two resulted fatally for the mother.
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