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Moving to slums puts unborn children at risk of death

Children born to mothers who move to informal settlements while pregnant are likely to die before they reach four years, researchers say.

On the contrary, children born before their mothers’ migration and those whose mothers were living in the shanty setting before their births have higher chances of survival.

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