Photo of the Week: Newborn Care Unit, Nigeria
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By Ian Hurley
on December 9, 2011
Childbirth Care, Newborn Illnesses and Conditions
The following post is part of our ongoing series highlighting photography of maternal and newborn health interventions around the world.
Nigeria - Sister Hadiza, a nurse, holds a baby suffering from spina-bifida malformation in the special Baby Care Unit at the Turai Yar'Adua Maternal and Child Hospital, Katsina, Northern Nigeria.
Credit: Pep Bonet/NOOR
Related:
- Healthy Newborn Network Partners in Nigeria: http://www.healthynewbornnetwork.org/country/nigeria
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