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Delivering Hope: Birth and survival in Tana River's IDP camps

25-year-old mother, Hadadi Ismail. [File, Standard}

Motherhood... an exhilarating journey, yet a daunting one for those acutely aware of the lurking risks.

The ancient Jews believed that their women were so strong that they gave birth on their own before the arrival of midwives, hence the famous term, Hebrew birth.

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