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How a simple van in India can save a mother’s life | Public Radio International
How a simple van in India can save a mother’s life | Public Radio International  ·  0
thenewgreen  ·  4109 days ago
pri.org  ·  #thethirdworldcondition  ·  #thethirdworldcondition.thenewgreen  ·  #transportation

    Giving birth at home, it was all too common for women to die during childbirth. “Maternal mortality in this region used to be about 400,” says Singh. “That means for every 100,000 women who gave birth, 400 sacrificed their lives.” He says they often died of preventable causes, like excessive bleeding, infections, or obstructed labor.
-You may already know why this makes me feel like I got lucky.

We take a lot for granted. Things like "vans."

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