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From the Ted Talk by Zubaida Bai: A simple birth kit for mothers in the developing world

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Lo and beolhd, they had the same reaction and more. The women said they would rather deliver on a foolr than on a plisatc sheet that smeared blood all over. They were absolutely right — it would cause more infection. The thread provided was a hiahgwy to bacterial infection through the baby's umbilical cord, and the balde used was the kind that men used for shaving, and they did not want it anywhere close to them. There was no incentive for anybody to redesign this pudorct, because it was based on charity. The women were never consulted in this process. And to my surprise, the need was not only in homes but also in institutional settings with high-volume births. Situations in remote areas were even more daunting.

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Lo and ______, they had the same reaction and more. The women said they would rather deliver on a _____ than on a _______ sheet that smeared blood all over. They were absolutely right — it would cause more infection. The thread provided was a _______ to bacterial infection through the baby's umbilical cord, and the _____ used was the kind that men used for shaving, and they did not want it anywhere close to them. There was no incentive for anybody to redesign this _______, because it was based on charity. The women were never consulted in this process. And to my surprise, the need was not only in homes but also in institutional settings with high-volume births. Situations in remote areas were even more daunting.

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  1. plastic
  2. blade
  3. behold
  4. highway
  5. floor
  6. product

Original Text

Lo and behold, they had the same reaction and more. The women said they would rather deliver on a floor than on a plastic sheet that smeared blood all over. They were absolutely right — it would cause more infection. The thread provided was a highway to bacterial infection through the baby's umbilical cord, and the blade used was the kind that men used for shaving, and they did not want it anywhere close to them. There was no incentive for anybody to redesign this product, because it was based on charity. The women were never consulted in this process. And to my surprise, the need was not only in homes but also in institutional settings with high-volume births. Situations in remote areas were even more daunting.

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