Cursed no more – women in western Ethiopia reject childbirth alone in the bush

Language UndefinedBENISHANGUL-GUMUZ, Ethiopia – Three times, Abebech Kabla has given birth alone in the woods. Each time, she thought she might die. The first time, she was only 13 years old, a year into her marriage.“Even after giving birth, I didn ' t go back to my house for seven days until I became clean from blood, ” she said.Ms. Abebech belongs to the Gumuz ethnic group in western Ethiopia. Many members of her community believe a woman ’s blood is cursed.
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