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The Dangers of Childbirth in Southern Mexico
Apr 20th 2010 – 2:33PM
Samuel Loewenberg
SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico (April 20) -- Among dozens of other brightly dressed women, Eugenia Urbina has been waiting on the stairs of the main hospital in this central Chiapas town for nearly two hours. Nine months pregnant with her third child, the 24-year-old seeks prenatal care. The long wait makes her worry...
Maternal Death Studies Spark Public Health Debate
Apr 14th 2010 – 4:43PM
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(April 14) -- Editors of a prestigious medical journal and experts at the United Nations are clashing over global maternal death rates, with the dispute revealing how politics can play into public health issues. On Monday, researchers at the University of Washington published surprising findings in The Lancet medical...
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