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Maternal Health in Africa
the New York Times had an article about maternal deaths in Kenya, and the multiple problems faced to stop these unnecessary deaths. I was not shocked, because I had worked with all these problem when I worked in Africa.… -
Labor pains, abortions, and paracervical block
An article in Science daily has decided that a lot of the pain in labor comes from the cervix, which dilates up with each contraction (i.e. when the muscles contract, it causes the cervix to stretch). The cervix is the … -
Lying to Anthropologists
January 28th, 2008 by Nancy ReyesYears ago, before I went to Africa, I arranged to spend time at the Gallup Indian Hospital, doing high risk Obstetrics.Growing up in a large city with many immigrants, I wa… -
the case of the poisonous fetus
One of the farmers who works our fields lost his wife on Christmas day. She was eight months pregnant and had no problems delivering her other children, so she didn’t bother to visit the village midwife until she sudd… -
Lying with statistics about Caesarian section risk
The BBC discusses the increased risk of complications after a Caesarian section: In mothers who had their first baby by caesarean, the risk of placental praevia - a condition where the placenta attaches over or near … -
Fighting Female circumcision in Egypt and Africa
Ah Thank the Lord. A senior Egyptian cleric has finally issued a fatwa against female circumcision. The Grand Sheikh of Al Azhar, the oldest and most highly respected institution in Sunni Islam; and the Grand Mufti of E…
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- Name: Tio
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