Khost, Afghanistan – The mother was admitted at 9:30 a.m. Five minutes later or at 9:35 a.m., the birth was recorded. More deadly than warThe United Nations and World Bank put maternal mortality at around 396 deaths per 100,000 live births in Afghanistan. “In this rural environment, some women still prefer to give birth at home,” he notes. But once inside the hospital, power returns to the mothers-in-law who escort the patients until they reach the doors of the delivery room. “We are really reaching people at the margin of the society in Afghanistan,” Dr. Khoury said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 20, 2018 11:48 UTC