Deaths from Childbirth in Paraguay – Muerte por parto en Paraguay
An indigenous woman with a sick child has been waiting more than a day for a ride to their community more than 50 kilometers away.
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Deaths from Childbirth in Paraguay – Muerte por parto en Paraguay
Pregnant women, mothers with their babies and their families live in the hospital courtyard for lack of space. They eat, sleep and wash their clothes there.
Deaths from Childbirth in Paraguay – Muerte por parto en Paraguay
At the time of birth is common for adolescents to download the anguish withheld during pregnancy. The girl screams, and then asks me to help her out of there.
Deaths from Childbirth in Paraguay – Muerte por parto en Paraguay
a woman with mental retardation have problems with her pregnancy. The absence of medical records and the impossibility of undergoing some force her to wait for hours for the doctors.
Deaths from Childbirth in Paraguay – Muerte por parto en Paraguay
The mothers share bed with several children and their husbands while they recover in the hospital.
Deaths from Childbirth in Paraguay – Muerte por parto en Paraguay
A 15 year old Indigenous girl is recovering from a blood transfusion; her husband of 16 has been next to her for more than a day, unable to stop pressuring the arm of his wife for fear of bleeding
Deaths from Childbirth in Paraguay – Muerte por parto en Paraguay
The mothers are surrounded by various creatures, five children in this case. Discrimination and gender violence puts them in a place were they must procreate as much as possible.
Deaths from Childbirth in Paraguay – Muerte por parto en Paraguay
Burials are conducted without the presence of family members. When a child dies, the hospital director is in charge of the religious ceremony, takes it as part of their daily work.
Deaths from Childbirth in Paraguay – Muerte por parto en Paraguay
She crossed the Chaco Boreal on foot with her son, that morning the doctor is not there. In rural areas, salaries are paid to doctors who do not exist.
Deaths from Childbirth in Paraguay – Muerte por parto en Paraguay
Minimum hygiene measures are not respected. A newborn baby is assisted by a nurse who makes the first care without gloves.