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'It is easier for us to give birth at home'

In Turkana, a majority of women are opposed to C-section and shun hospitals for fear of being subjected to the operation. Instead, they prefer traditional birth attendants.

Jacinta Atiir’s compound in Chok Chok village, Turkana Central is full of infants and expectant mothers.

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