 After walking three days to the rural hospital, the pregnant woman had little time left. Her life and that of her unborn child's was in danger. She has been in labor for five days. If she didn't deliver the baby soon, both she and her baby would not survive.
When she arrived at the rural hospital, she encountered unexpected help. Out on rotation from the CURE hospital in Kabul, two residents quickly recognized the urgent nature of her condition. They diagnosed obstructed labor and performed an emergency Caesarean section, an uncommon occurrence in Afghanistan. Obstructed labor is the leading cause of death for Afghan mothers. Had it not been for the efforts of these two doctors, it is highly unlikely that both mother and child would have survived.
 Another life was saved later that same week when a mother who had recently given birth returned due to heavy bleeding. She was diagnosed with a retained placenta. The OB/GYN staff doctor was unable to perform the procedure necessary to help the mother. Without invention from the CURE-trained doctors to remove the placenta, this mother would have died like so many other women do.
These stories of CURE-trained physicians, now visiting and working at a district hospital in a remote area of Afghanistan, highlight that CURE International's work in Afghanistan is truly helping to transform an entire culture.
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