Increasing Access to Maternal Health Care in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Increasing Access to Maternal Health Care in Sub-Saharan Africa

Every year in sub-Saharan Africa, almost 200,000 women die from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. One in 39 women in sub-Saharan Africa is at risk of dying of pregnancy related complications, compared to one in 4,300 in developed countries. Sometimes we forget how truly lucky we are. 

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Navajo Midwives Announce First Native American Birthing Center in the United States

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Navajo Midwives Announce First Native American Birthing Center in the United States

Today we learned via Colorlines that two Navajo midwives from Waterflow, New Mexico, plan on building the first Native American birthing center in the nation.

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