Afghanistan has one of the highest rates of maternal and infant mortality in the world . A woman dies in childbirth every 29 minutes , one in four children die before age 5 . `` He wanted me to push ahead in this field , especially a field in which our people need help in . '' In addition , thousands of women are now training to become midwives to help save lives .
Afghanistan has one of the highest rates of maternal and infant mortality in the world . A woman dies in childbirth every 29 minutes , one in four children die before age 5 . In addition , thousands of women are now training to become midwives to help save lives .