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Female Genital Mutilation

The dangers of female genital mutilation for babies

Complications during childbirth caused by female genital mutilation puts newborn babies at risk of serious harm or even death. This programme explores the issue and interviews a victim of the practice from Somalia.

Also on the programme women all over the world live longer than men, what does blood pressure have to do with it? And a look at polio.

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26 minutes

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project

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