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In Guinea-Bissau, new life often means mean mother's death

Published on: Saturday 25 May 2019

In Guinea-Bissau, new life often means mean mother's death Guinea-Bissau is one of the deadliest places in the world to give birth. Despite some progress, childbirth is still a perilous endeavor across sub-Saharan Africa, and Guinea-Bissau stands out for its dire statistics. A woman has a 1 in 19 chance of maternal death in this tiny country, compared with about 1 in 2,100 in the United States.


News source: https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120715/news/707119541/

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