Midwifery hotline offers emergency support in Afghanistan
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EnglishSAYED KHEL, Afghanistan –“It was seven in the morning, and I had not yet started my working day, when Hafsa* was brought to the clinic with normal labour pains,” said Mahbooba, a 27-year-old midwife who runs the Aqtash clinic in Afghanistan’s rural Sayed Khel District.Within a few hours, Hafsa had successfully given birth to a healthy baby, her first child. Everything seemed fine until the new mother suddenly began bleeding uncontrollably and showing signs of shock.
Source: UNFPA News - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: zerzan Source Type: news
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