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World Service,01 Oct 2001,23 mins

Maternal Health Around The World

Health Matters

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A look at the difference in maternal care around the world. The programme investigates maternal health issues around the world including an interview with a woman who gave birth, safely, while entirely alone. All too often things go wrong, with one woman every minute dying of childbirth around the world.

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