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"Great Expectations" - a unique story of pregnancy and childbirth

A 27-year-old mother of three from the Lao People's Democratic Republic is among six women highlighted in a one-of-a-kind WHO web feature on pregnancy and childbirth. The feature will follow the life of Bounlid, from Vientiane province, from being five months pregnant until her child is six weeks old. Bounlid's story is part of a global effort to ensure that women give birth safely to healthy children. Over half a million women die in pregnancy and childbirth annually, and nearly 11 million children do not reach their fifth birthdays. The feature, called "Great Expectations", will continue in the months leading up to World Health Day 2005, on 7 April next year, which will highlight issues of maternal and child health.

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