High rates of maternal mortality hurt everybody


	High rates of maternal mortality hurt everybody

Lexica

9-21-2009 4:59 PM

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Lexica says:

Blessings and best wishes for little Maya, growing up without her mother. Blessings and best wishes for her aunt and the rest of the family who are raising her.

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9-21-2009 11:00 PM

ellington

AMEN TO THAT.

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