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“…‘duckbilled’…”
A duckbilled speculum.
“The Sims?”
The modern Sims speculum.
See “There were three problems…” and “…the blade of Sims’s speculum…,” above. The Sims speculum would undergo another evolution before arriving at this modern form (albeit not by Sims’s hand).
“George was born in Jos…”
Details of the life of Dr. Ene George are derived from direct interviews conducted with her in 2018 and 2019.
“In the developed world…”
Rates of maternal mortality vary from study to study, and from year to year. These numbers are largely consistent with what recent surveys have found.
“Trends in Maternal Mortality: 2000 to 2017,” a report compiled by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and the United Nations Population Division.
https://www.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/pub-pdf/Maternal_mortality_report.pdf