Yang Chongrui (Chinese: 杨崇瑞; pinyin: Yáng Chóngruì) was a Chinese obstetrician who is credited with modernising women's healthcare in China. Her contributions to the field of obstetrics and her training of midwives and nurses led to a significant decrease in deaths relating to pregnancy. Between 1949 and 1954 the percentage of women dying through childbirth dropped from 0.7% to 0.05%, while infant mortality was reduced from 11.7% to 4.6%.
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20 July 1983 (aged )
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