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The forgotten women: Saving Pregnant Women in a Refugee Camp

For refugee and internally displaced women and adolescents, pregnancy is in many cases a life-threatening condition; in fact, it's a leading cause of death in emergencies along with birthing complications, according to the United Nations Population Fund. For years, however, reproductive health care was nearly nonexistent in refugee settings and a neglected part of humanitarian assistance. Numerous nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) over the last several years have been working to address this grievous gap and their hard work is beginning to pay off; reproductive health care is slowly becoming a priority in emergency situations.

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