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Fearing COVID, struggling Malawian women forgo prenatal care

BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Prenatal services at the health clinic were free, but the motorcycle taxi fare cost more than Monica Maxwell could afford. Just four weeks before delivering her baby, she cobbled together 1,400 kwacha ($1.75) for the 50-kilometer (31-mile) round trip. It was only her third visit -- …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Fearing COVID, struggling Malawian women forgo prenatal care

BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Prenatal services at the health clinic were free, but the motorcycle taxi fare cost more than Monica Maxwell could afford. Just four weeks before delivering her baby, she cobbled together 1,400 kwacha ($1.75) for the 50-kilometer (31-mile) round trip. It was only her third visit -- …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Fearing COVID, struggling Malawian women forgo prenatal care

BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Prenatal services at the health clinic were free, but the motorcycle taxi fare cost more than Monica Maxwell could afford. Just four weeks before delivering her baby, she cobbled together 1,400 kwacha ($1.75) for the 50-kilometer (31-mile) round trip. It was only her third visit -- …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

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