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An 80-Cent Plastic Pouch Is Saving Thousands of Women From Dying in Childbirth

Published by New York Times World By Stephanie Nolen and Taiwo Aina · 3 November 2026 at 19:35
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An 80-Cent Plastic Pouch Is Saving Thousands of Women From Dying in Childbirth
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The maternal drape, as it is called, is helping to solve one of the world’s most intractable health problems.

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