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Newborns in Bolivia battle against time while waiting for oxygen

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La Paz, Aug 10 (EFE).- A dozen newborn babies await the arrival of oxygen at a hospital in La Paz as time runs out to the despair of those trying to keep them alive."The moment oxygen is unexpectedly taken away from them, they die," Dr Luis Bedregal, a neonatologist at the Women's Hospital, told reporters on Monday.The 12 babies in intensive care lie in incubators while nurses monitor the medical equipment that helps keep them alive. (Camera: GINA BALDIVIESO). SHOT LIST: BABIES IN INTENSIVE CARE AT THE WOMEN'S HOSPITAL IN LA PAZ, BOLIVIA. SOUND BITES: DR LUIS BEDREGAL, A NEONATOLOGIST AT THE WOMEN'S HOSPITAL (IN SPANISH). TRANSLATION: We are limited. We are very limited. We are very anxious because the moment oxygen is unexpectedly taken away, 12 babies will die. And I will not sign a death certificate, the coroner will be the one signing it, because this is murder. (00:41-00:55)

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