Friday, March 28, 2014

After photos that shocked the world, the mom forced to give birth to baby on clinic lawn because nurse refused her treatment has recovered and inspired women's health activists

Scandalous: This disturbing photo of Irma Lopez, 29, squatting in pain outside a Mexican health clinic after giving birth without help from the staff caused outrage after appearing on the front page of La Razon de Mexico


  • Pregnant Irma Lopez, 29, and her husband - both ethnic Mazatec - walked October 2 to clinic in Oaxaca, but were turned away by nurses  
  • Photo of grimacing Lopez kneeling on patch of grass outside clinic with her newborn son still attached by umbilical cord set off firestorm online
  • Clinic director Dr Adrian Cruz was suspended pending state and federal investigations 
  • Nurses at health clinic blamed 'misunderstanding' on language barrier and being short-staffed 
  • Lopez and her baby, Sabino, made full recoveries
  • Her story has inspired women's health advocates to push for reforms that will prevent this sort of thing from happening again
  • Advocates say it is common for pregnant women to be turned away from medical clinics in Mexico

    • FULL ARTICLE HERE: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2591275/After-photos-shocked-world-mom-forced-birth-baby-clinic-lawn-nurse-refused-treatment-recovered.html
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