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Liberia after Ebola: Turning midwives into surgeons

Tlaleng Mofokeng

July 25, 2016 |

Al Jazeera |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Liberia

In Liberia, about 3 women die from complications due to childbirth every day. In a country that is drastically medically underserved, doctors are training midwives to perform Cesarean sections and resuscitate babies without help from a supervising physician. This solution is allowing more women to safely deliver their babies without having to wait for unavailable physicians who may not be able to respond quickly enough to save the lives of the mother and child.

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