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When Anesthesia Was Developed, It Was For Many Decades Routinely Withheld From Women Giving Birth, Since Women Were "supposed" To Suffer. One Of The Few Societies To Take A Contrary View Was The Huichol Tribe In Mexico. The Huichol Believed That The Pain Of Childbirth Should Be Shared, So The Mother Would Hold On To A String Tied To Her Husband's Testicles. With Each Painful Contraction, She Would Give The String A Yank So That The Man Could Share The Burden. Surely If Such A Mechanism Were More Widespread, Injuries In Childbirth Would Garner More Attention.

The News Media's Silence, Particularly Television News, Is Reprehensible.

Neither Left Nor Right Has Focused Adequately On Maternal Health

The North Of The Central African Republic Is Now A War Zone, With Rival Armed Bands Burning Villages, Kidnapping Children, Robbing Travelers And Killing People With Impunity.

Just A Little Help, A Small Security Force, A Bit Of Food, Can Save Lives