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Adolescent mother | 70785-1
In Nuh, India, a 16-year-old Bangladeshi mother is so malnourished she cannot feed her year-old daughter, nor is she able to communicate with her 66-year-old husband, who speaks a different language.
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Pregnant woman | 1177-1
A displaced pregnant woman in Ahmedabad, Gujarat state, India.
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2006-112 | 2006-112
At a roadside encampment in Jodhpur, India, an older mother breastfeeds her fifth child. Many of the poor people in this area are not aware of family planning methods. They are construction workers who set up temporary shelters wherever there is work, sometimes for as long as two years.
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2006-264 | 2006-264
A community drama group from Nkanu West Local Government Area in Enugu State, Nigeria depicts a poor community member who couldn?t afford to pay for modern means of transportation carrying his pregnant wife in labour to a health center in a wheel barrow, assisted by sympathizers.
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2004-179 | 2004-179
A woman recovers from childbirth in the Nagwa slums of Benares, North India. She was assisted by a traditional birth attendant with no formal education (seen right). Fortunately, mother and child were both in good health. In this slum area, there are many still-births and maternal deaths. "...
