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Midwives: The Workforce That Will Determine Maternal and Newborn Survival and Africa’s Future

Whether they survive to see daylight will largely depend on where they live, how quickly they reach care, and whether the health system around them is ready to respond.

Midwives: The Workforce That Will Determine Maternal and Newborn Survival and Africa’s Future

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Whether they survive to see daylight will largely depend on where they live, how quickly they reach care, and whether the health system around them is ready to respond.

Tonight, thousands of women across Africa will give birth.

NEW YORK / ADDIS ABABA, September 7 (IPS) - Tonight, thousands of women across Africa will give birth.

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Whether they survive to see daylight will largely depend on where they live, how quickly they reach care, and whether the health system around them is ready to respond. Tonight, thousands of women across Africa will give birth.

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Tonight, thousands of women across Africa will give birth.

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