Saving the Mothers
Women and children, in New Orleans or the Third World, often suffer the most in disasters.
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maternal mortality
Helping new mothers survive
Tomorrow is Mother’s Day. Most of us will likely say thanks to your mom in some fashion. Good thing. A mother’s job is not easy.
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Dying to give birth
Childbirth is killing poor mothers at the rate of 1,600 a day.
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Doctors Without Borders MD speaks on ethics
You don’t need to be a flaming, bleeding-heart liberal or a limp- wristed lefty to see that it’s a man’s world when it comes to some basic privileges in life.
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Tell your mother you love her
Sunday is Mother’s Day, and I’m reminded that I’ve never held my mother, looked into her eyes and told her that I love her. I’ve never offered a soft kiss on her cheek. I’ve never even given my mother flowers. My mom died before I got the chance.
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Hamilton doctor battles deaths during childbirth
Folks who lined up to throw pies at the prime minister for his candid suggestion that 9/11 was linked with growing global disparities and Western greed may want to stop reading this. The rest of you may meet my wife, Jean, a woman I thank God for every day.
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Giving birth to change
Among the more comical responses to the tragic attacks of Sept. 11 was from an American who said she would pile up her credit card charges to beat the terrorists, “Just to show I have faith in the economy.”
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