Bulgaria has been ranked the 43rd best place to be a mother - falling behind almost all European Union member states.

Only three EU members – Malta, Hungary and Romania – have a worse ranking in the latest Mother Index, which is compiled by the charity Save the Children and includes 176 countries.

Finland, Sweden and Norway claim the top three slots respectively in the Mothers' Index.
Save the Children found the Democratic Republic of the Congo to be the world's toughest place to be a mother.

Countries relative success or failure in saving the lives of mothers and newborn babies is analysed in compiling the index.

It also assesses indicators of maternal health, under-five mortality, levels of women's education, income and political status.

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