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14 July 2017
After devastating birth injuries, 33 women’s lives transformed
Amina was married when she was just a child . Soon after, she became pregnant, and, at only 13 years old, she went into labour. As is the case with many girls her age, Amina’s body was not mature enough to bear a child...
11 July 2017
In Bangladesh’s tea gardens, saving mothers and newborns
When labour pains started for Anjana, 20, she had no idea her life was at stake. She was 36 weeks into her first pregnancy, and felt contractions for a full day before her family called for the midwife. By then, she was...
10 July 2017
To secure a better future, teens in Sierra Leone look to family planning
When Aminata Kabba became pregnant last year, at 15 years old, she had no idea how difficult her life would become. “Having a child at my age was a big mistake,” she said. Becoming a mother has disrupted her...
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