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The spacesuits saving mothers’ lives
A suit originally designed for astronauts has been adapted to save the lives of mothers who experience bleeding after giving birth. It stems the bleeding, buying time until people in remote areas can get to hospital for treatment.
Produced and presented by Craig Langran
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Tue 26 Jan 2021
23:06GMT
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