Pregnancy and Childbirth Around the World

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  Why babies all over the world are now sleeping in boxes

  bbc.co.uk - Vanessa Barford

  Nearly three years ago, the Magazine reported on the Finnish baby box - a starter kit of clothes, sheets and toys the state gives to expectant mothers. The story went viral and was read by 10 million people in 18 months. Now the box idea itself is spreading around the world. It's a tradition that …

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  In pictures: Inside the maternity bags of expectant mothers

  bbc.co.uk - BBC News

  Photographers working for the charity WaterAid took a peek inside the maternity bags of expectant mothers around the world. The decision on what to take is in part dictated by whether the hospital has clean water. Ellen gave birth in Simulemba Health Centre, which delivers more than 90 babies a …

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  Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes

  bbc.co.uk - Helena Lee

  For 75 years, Finland's expectant mothers have been given a box by the state. It's like a starter kit of clothes, sheets and toys that can even be used as a bed. And some say it helped Finland achieve one of the world's lowest infant mortality rates. It's a tradition that dates back to the 1930s and …

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  How much do women around the world pay to give birth?

  bbc.co.uk - Mariko Oi

  Money should be the least of your concerns when you are in labour. But when I was about to push my baby out I noticed that the epidural was running low, and before asking my doctor to top it up I thought to myself: "Would that be another $500?" Three days later I was presented with three different …

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  How accurate are 'due dates'?

  bbc.co.uk - Keith Moore

  When Penelope Chaney met up with her friend, Eleanor Marshall, she had good news to share - she was pregnant. But Eleanor also had good news... she was pregnant too. And amazingly, both had been given the same predicted delivery date - 4 April. So what are the chances of both giving birth on the …

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  Why I gave up my baby

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  In South Korea being an unmarried mother is considered shameful, so many young women feel unable to bring up their children. But there is a stigma associated with adoption too. As a result, large numbers of these children will never be adopted. A woman in her mid-30s, Jiyoun, explained to the BBC's …