Still fighting for their birthright | NM Political Report
By Vanessa G. Sánchez, Searchlight New Mexico In New Mexico, midwives have been part of the maternal health landscape since before statehood, rooted in Indigenous and Hispano traditions and the work of curandera-parteras — traditional Hispanic midwives. For centuries, these healers and midwives were the main maternity providers. More than 800 parteras practiced around the […]
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