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Special investigation: Why Kiwi babies are dying of a medieval disease

Nicholas Jones
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Investigative Reporter·NZ Herald·
13 mins to read
Special investigation: Why Kiwi babies are dying of a medieval disease
Special investigation: Why Kiwi babies are dying of a medieval disease
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Syphilis is infecting New Zealand women who then unknowingly pass the disease to their unborn baby in pregnancy.

That can have devastating consequences if untreated - the bacterial infection has caused six recent stillbirths, mostly among young Māori women.

Nicholas Jones investigates the highly preventable tragedies and finds gaps in

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