Where there is obvious infection, antibiotics can be life-saving for both mother and baby, the CMO says.

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"As soon as Paul saw my mother in 1969, he thanked her for saving his life, " said Louis, from Wilrijk, near Antwerp.

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The mother of a Bangladeshi man who found himself unable to stick to his monthly saving goal found she could make him save more by taking out a loan from a microfinance company.

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