@AP: Elizabeth Nyachiew was 16 when she saw her neighbor bleed to death during childbirth in South Sudan. She later became a midwife to try and spare others the same fate. But in a country with one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, it’s been a harrowing feat.

Elizabeth Nyachiew was 16 when she saw her neighbor bleed to death during childbirth in South Sudan.

She later became a midwife to try and spare others the same fate. But in a country with one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, it’s been a harrowing feat. pic.twitter.com/UkggrtRNGl

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 17, 2024