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World Service,02 Dec 1999,23 mins

Making Childbirth Safer For Mothers And Babies.

Health Matters

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Making childbirth safer, treating people born with limb deformities and East Timor. A report appears to show that more than four women in 10 are choosing caesearian sections on the basis that they believe it is safer. The reality is recovery is much longer. Also the impact of the fighting in East Timor, left with just 20 doctors. The programme visits a Swedish clinic that helps children with limb deformities and what help is available in the developing world.

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