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After giving birth in the Princess Christian Maternity Ward in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Conteh underwent emergency treatment as her infant lay nearby.
Thursday, Sep. 18, 2008

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  • Vivienne Walt/Freetown
  • The number of women in poor countries who die in childbirth has barely changed in two decades — and this despite a host of medical breakthroughs. How can the incidence of this devastating human tragedy be reduced?
Photo: Anna Kari / Documentography for TIME | Source: The number of women in poor countries who die in childbirth has barely changed in two decades--and this despite a host of medical breakthroughs. How can the incidence of this devastating human tragedy be reduced?