Over a 120 years, since its inception the hospital has evolved into a state-of-the-art medical facility providing obstetric, gynecological and neo-natal pediatric services. Its philosophy has always been to provide the best possible medical care and modern facilities, irrespective of the socio-economic background of the patient. The value system at the Lady Dufferin dictates that both our private patients and general ward patients are provided the same quality of care and attention regardless of how much they can pay - in line with the intentions of the founders and benefactors of the hospital. The hospital has one of the lowest maternal mortality rate-25.36 per 100,000 live births among other Pakistan's charity hospitals, comparatively.The maternal mortality rate in Pakistan is 276 per 100,000 live births, one of the highest in the world.