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Science and technology are undoubtedly an important part in the growth of many western nations. However, the idea that these two result in an overall better quality of life is not necessarily exportable to other regions of the world with other cultural backgrounds. Considerable evidence shows that the incorporation of this idea to the developmental policies of less developed countries is unfrui...

This article addresses issues related to pregnancy anaemia and late referral by a village birth attendant in resource poor setting in a central state of India. A young anaemic woman had labour onset at her village, a birth attendant tried to deliver her but failed. When she came to our hospital, had established septicaemia and absolutely non-reassurable uterine tone leading to intractable atoni...