<p>Jeanette and Cerverine, both 8 and 7 months pregnant are pygmy women who live in Baka Land, a thick rainforest in the Congo Basin,East of Cameroon.They have never been to any health center since they got pregnant.They rely solely on herbs for their health.<br /> see the following link for more:<br /> <a href=\"http://girlplight.intuitwebsites.com/~local/~Preview/The-plight-of-baka-mothers.html?_=1337670939683\">http://girlplight.intuitwebsites.com/~local/~Preview/The-plight-of-baka-...</a></p>

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