New born baby in Edna Maternity Hospital in Hargeisa, Somaliland, is held upside down and examined by a midwife

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Midwife is examining a newborn baby by holding him by his feet in delivery room of Edna Maternity Hospital, Hargeisa, Somaliland. This modern hospital was built by Edna Adan after most the infrastructure in Somaliland was destroyed in the war for Independence from Somalia in the 1990s. The hospital is helping to save lives in a country with a high child mortality.

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Size: 3400px × 5100px
Location: Edna Hospital, Hargeisa, Somaliland, Africa
Photo credit: © Liba Taylor / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: adan, africa, baby, childbirth, cord, delivery, edna, examination, feet, hargeisa, holding, hospital, islam, maternity, medical, midwife, muslim, newborn, somalia, somaliland, umbillical, upside