Oh hey, it's that time again, the time where the World Service talks about deaths in childbirth and how they haven't really gone down in the last 20 years. The time where I sit here absolutely incredulous and so very thankful for the healthcare and scientific progress in my life.

I learned what an obstetric fistula is from this series last week, and I am still not over it. There's people who live with them for 40 years or more. Years! Words nor emoticons can properly express my horror.

Just another reason "let's all go be hunter-gatherers now yaaaay" at the end of BSG was a really stupid decision.
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