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<title><![CDATA[Death in childbirth: A health scourge for Afghanistan]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Reuters: Reuters: About 1,600 Afghan women die in childbirth out of every 100,000 live births. In some of the most remote areas, the death rate is as high as 6,500. In comparison, the average rate in developing countries is 450 and in developed countries it is 9. Virtually everyone in Afghanistan can recount a story about a relative dying in childbirth, often from minor complications that can be easily treated with proper medical care.]]></description>
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