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  • One in seven pregnant women could die in childbirth in Ebola hit countries

    One in seven pregnant women could die in childbirth in Ebola hit countries as medical facilities are overwhelmed, say charities

    Growing number of women dying in childbirth in Ebola-ravaged West Africa

    800,000 will give birth in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia over coming year

    Of these, some 120,000 could face potentially life-threatening complications

    Hospitals overwhelmed by Ebola patients and struggle to provide extra care

    Fear of bodily fluids is also preventing midwives helping women giving birth


    Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...#ixzz3Ims7oBEt
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