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Mothers in war-torn Africa face catastrophic risks during childbirth, with nearly two-thirds of global maternal deaths occurring in conflict zones. In the Central African Republic, where healthcare systems have collapsed under years of violence and funding cuts, women are 40 times more likely to die in pregnancy or delivery than in the U.S. With hospitals shuttered, midwives unemployed, and aid slashed—especially from the U.S.—women give birth on streets without medical help. The UN’s maternal health budget has been halved in two years, leaving thousands without lifesaving care. Stories like Clara Abessendé’s, a midwife forced to leave her patients, reveal the human toll of neglect. Without urgent action, maternal deaths will surge in a country where 40% of births already happen outside hospitals.

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