"She was the 173rd visitor, and our ship's number is 173, " he later explained over a lunch of C ration rice and meat.

FORBES: Matinee Maneuvers

The purpose, Mr Sankoh's lieutenants explained, was to stop people from growing rice that might go to feed government troops.

ECONOMIST: Foday Sankoh

"Women want to do the right thing for their baby, and if the issues are explained to them, they will, " says Kathleen Rice Simpson, a nurse-researcher who conducted the study.

WSJ: Push to Reduce Rates of Early Term Induced Deliveries