Midwives

BUENAVENTURA, COLOMBIA - MAY 30: Feliciana Renteria, a member of Asoparupa, makes a house call in the Isla de Paz neighborhood on May 30, 2009 in Buenaventura, Colombia. Using touch, she determines the position of the fetus. The midwives that belong to ASOPARUPA (United Midwife Association of the Pacific) promote a practice they call, "humanized birth", in which they take into account the wishes of the mother as to whether she prefers to give birth lying down, squatting, standing, or in water. The mothers decide if they wish their partner or family to be present, and the birth takes place where the mother feels most comfortable. The midwives perform pre-natal exams from the first month of pregnancy, to screen for conditions that may require surgical intervention in a hospital. The midwives reinforce a health system that rarely reaches the rural zones of the Colombian Pacific coast, where teenage pregnancy is common. (Photo by Joana Toro/Getty Images)
BUENAVENTURA, COLOMBIA - MAY 30: Feliciana Renteria, a member of Asoparupa, makes a house call in the Isla de Paz neighborhood on May 30, 2009 in Buenaventura, Colombia. Using touch, she determines the position of the fetus. The midwives that belong to ASOPARUPA (United Midwife Association of the Pacific) promote a practice they call, "humanized birth", in which they take into account the wishes of the mother as to whether she prefers to give birth lying down, squatting, standing, or in water. The mothers decide if they wish their partner or family to be present, and the birth takes place where the mother feels most comfortable. The midwives perform pre-natal exams from the first month of pregnancy, to screen for conditions that may require surgical intervention in a hospital. The midwives reinforce a health system that rarely reaches the rural zones of the Colombian Pacific coast, where teenage pregnancy is common. (Photo by Joana Toro/Getty Images)
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