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An 80-Cent Plastic Pouch Is Saving Thousands of Women From Dying in Childbirth
3 November 2026 at 16:35
The maternal drape, as it is called, is helping to solve one of the world’s most intractable health problems.
Husaina Balarabe with her newborn, Aabid, in the maternity ward at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital in Kano, Nigeria, in September.
© Taiwo Aina for The New York Times
