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More pregnant women are dying in Congo as they avoid hospitals over Ebola - AP News

Published by Associated Press By Justin Kabumba, Chinedu Asadu · 3 August 2026 at 08:13
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More pregnant women are dying in Congo as they avoid hospitals over Ebola - AP News
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Some pregnant women in eastern Congo are avoiding hospitals over fears of a rapidly growing Ebola outbreak, and more of them are dying around childbirth. Congo's already high maternal mortality rates are rising. One expecting mother says she stopped prenatal …

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