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Kenya: Maternal deaths on the rise despite technology
[The Standard: 2010-03-10]
At least 21 women die daily from childbirth-related complications.The women, who have carried their pregnancy almost to term, do not enjoy the pleasure of cajoling their crying bundles of joy to silence.Annually, this adds up to about 7,700 families losing their mother, sometimes the sole breadwinner, while in the process of delivering a sibling or her first child.This grim statistics have remained unchanged over the last seven years despite advancement of new technology.World Health O. . .
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