Pakistan: Pregnant earthquake survivors face life-threatening complications
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WUNRN UNFPA warns that some 17,000 earthquake-affected women in Pakistan are expected to give birth in the next two months. An estimated 1,200 of them will face major complications and about 400 will require surgical assistance.
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Submitted on Mon, 11/14/2005 - 00:00
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