A Mother's Risk (washingtonpost.com)

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A Mother's Final Look at Life
The planet's worst rates of maternal mortality are in the startlingly poor nation of Sierra Leone, where a decade of civil war deepened chronic deprivation.

In Sierra Leone, Every Pregnancy Is a 'Chance of Dying'

Field Notes: Hard Landing in Freetown

Groups Working on Maternal Mortality Issues in Sierra Leone

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Video: Childbirth a Perilous Passage Pregnancy is a dangerous gamble for women in Sierra Leone, where they face a one in eight chance of dying during childbirth.