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'Oh My Darling, Goodbye'

Adama Sannoh, unable to find transportation to a medical facility, spent a sleepless night suffering from symptoms of eclampsia. She and her baby later died at the hospital before she could deliver.

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In Sierra Leone, Every Pregnancy Is a 'Chance of Dying'
Article | KABALA, Sierra Leone -- Saio Marah, nine months pregnant and two days into labor, lay on a hospital bed and groaned loudly with each contraction.
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