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ILLITERATE AFGHAN WOMEN TELL STORIES ON PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH..

 

Afghanistan has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the world, according to the World Health Organization, whose statistics show one in 11 Afghan women die of causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. Who's to blame? In a mix of poverty and cultural tradition, girls marry and give birth too young. Family planning is rare. Access to doctors and public health facilities is minimal at best, and non-existent in rural areas. 

Don't miss these ten interviews with illiterate Afghan women by writers of the Afghan Women's Writing Project.  Ten short pieces that enable western readers to hear the womens' first-hand thoughts on family planning and pregnancy.
 

I Just Keep Delivering

Illiterate Afghan Women Get in a Word on Pregnancy & Childbirth

 

 

Afghanistan has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the world, according to the World Health Organization, whose statistics show one in 11 Afghan women die of causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. Who's to blame? In a mix of poverty and cultural tradition, girls marry and give birth too young. Family planning is rare. Access to doctors and public health facilities is minimal at best, and non-existent in rural areas. 

Don't miss these ten interviews with illiterate Afghan women by writers of the Afghan Women's Writing Project.  Ten short pieces that enable western readers to hear the womens' first-hand thoughts on family planning and pregnancy. Read all of them and share with your friends!