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![[Sudan] The great majority of southern Sudanese women do not have access to effective ante-natal care. A lack of health facilities means that complications during childbirth can lead to serious injury for many women and maternal mortality rates are unacce](https://assets.thenewhumanitarian.org/s3fs-public/styles/responsive_large_2x/public/images/20038203.jpg.webp?itok=10Ru0dlY "In Africa and South Asia, complications during pregnancy and childbirth are the leading cause of death for women of childbearing age. Every year, more than one million children are left motherless and vulnerable because of maternal death")
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