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Kenyan Midwives

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  • A woman waits to give birth at the home of a midwife in Mathare, a poor slum in Nairobi, Kenya.  Most women in Mathare can not afford to go to a hospital to give birth; they can not even afford the 10 minute taxi ride to get there.  The expecting mothers have no prenatal care and arrive to the midwives' homes once labor has already begun.  The midwives have no supplies and are usually have no formal training.  The mothers often give birth on dirt floors with no medicine, and their babies' unbilical cords are cut with dirty scissors and they are washed with tap water.
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  • A new mother recuperates at the home of a midwife in Mathare, a poor slum in Nairobi, Kenya.  Most women in Mathare can not afford to go to a hospital to give birth; they can not even afford the 10 minute taxi ride to get there.  The expecting mothers have no prenatal care and arrive to the midwives' homes once labor has already begun.  The midwives have no supplies and are usually have no formal training.  The mothers often give birth on dirt floors with no medicine, and their babies' unbilical cords are cut with dirty scissors and they are washed with tap water.
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  • A new mother recuperates at the home of a midwife in Mathare, a poor slum in Nairobi, Kenya.  Most women in Mathare can not afford to go to a hospital to give birth; they can not even afford the 10 minute taxi ride to get there.  The expecting mothers have no prenatal care and arrive to the midwives' homes once labor has already begun.  The midwives have no supplies and are usually have no formal training.  The mothers often give birth on dirt floors with no medicine, and their babies' unbilical cords are cut with dirty scissors and they are washed with tap water.
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  • A woman waits to give birth at the home of a midwife in Mathare, a poor slum in Nairobi, Kenya.  Most women in Mathare can not afford to go to a hospital to give birth; they can not even afford the 10 minute taxi ride to get there.  The expecting mothers have no prenatal care and arrive to the midwives' homes once labor has already begun.  The midwives have no supplies and are usually have no formal training.  The mothers often give birth on dirt floors with no medicine, and their babies' unbilical cords are cut with dirty scissors and they are washed with tap water.
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  • A woman waits to give birth at the home of a midwife in Mathare, a poor slum in Nairobi, Kenya.  Most women in Mathare can not afford to go to a hospital to give birth; they can not even afford the 10 minute taxi ride to get there.  The expecting mothers have no prenatal care and arrive to the midwives' homes once labor has already begun.  The midwives have no supplies and are usually have no formal training.  The mothers often give birth on dirt floors with no medicine, and their babies' unbilical cords are cut with dirty scissors and they are washed with tap water.
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  • A woman waits to give birth at the home of a midwife in Mathare, a poor slum in Nairobi, Kenya.  Most women in Mathare can not afford to go to a hospital to give birth; they can not even afford the 10 minute taxi ride to get there.  The expecting mothers have no prenatal care and arrive to the midwives' homes once labor has already begun.  The midwives have no supplies and are usually have no formal training.  The mothers often give birth on dirt floors with no medicine, and their babies' unbilical cords are cut with dirty scissors and they are washed with tap water.
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  • A woman waits to give birth at the home of a midwife in Mathare, a poor slum in Nairobi, Kenya.  Most women in Mathare can not afford to go to a hospital to give birth; they can not even afford the 10 minute taxi ride to get there.  The expecting mothers have no prenatal care and arrive to the midwives' homes once labor has already begun.  The midwives have no supplies and are usually have no formal training.  The mothers often give birth on dirt floors with no medicine, and their babies' unbilical cords are cut with dirty scissors and they are washed with tap water.
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  • A midwife helps a woman give birth in his home in Mathare, a poor slum in Nairobi, Kenya.  Most women in Mathare can not afford to go to a hospital to give birth; they can not even afford the 10 minute taxi ride to get there.  The expecting mothers have no prenatal care and arrive to the midwives' homes once labor has already begun.  The midwives have no supplies and are usually have no formal training.  The mothers often give birth on dirt floors with no medicine, and their babies' umbilical cords are cut with dirty scissors and they are washed with tap water.
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  • Pictures from the Legion Maria church hang in the home of a midwife in Mathare, a poor slum in Nairobi, Kenya.  Most women in Mathare can not afford to go to a hospital to give birth; they can not even afford the 10 minute taxi ride to get there.  The expecting mothers have no prenatal care and arrive to the midwives' homes once labor has already begun.  The midwives have no supplies and are usually have no formal training.  The mothers often give birth on dirt floors with no medicine, and their babies' unbilical cords are cut with dirty scissors and they are washed with tap water.
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  • A woman waits to give birth at the home of a midwife in Mathare, a poor slum in Nairobi, Kenya.  Most women in Mathare can not afford to go to a hospital to give birth; they can not even afford the 10 minute taxi ride to get there.  The expecting mothers have no prenatal care and arrive to the midwives' homes once labor has already begun.  The midwives have no supplies and are usually have no formal training.  The mothers often give birth on dirt floors with no medicine, and their babies' unbilical cords are cut with dirty scissors and they are washed with tap water.
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  • Recent mothers wait outside the home of a midwife in Mathare, a poor slum in Nairobi, Kenya.  Most women in Mathare can not afford to go to a hospital to give birth; they can not even afford the 10 minute taxi ride to get there.  The expecting mothers have no prenatal care and arrive to the midwives' homes once labor has already begun.  The midwives have no supplies and are usually have no formal training.  The mothers often give birth on dirt floors with no medicine, and their babies' unbilical cords are cut with dirty scissors and they are washed with tap water.
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  • A woman waits to give birth at the home of a midwife in Mathare, a poor slum in Nairobi, Kenya.  Most women in Mathare can not afford to go to a hospital to give birth; they can not even afford the 10 minute taxi ride to get there.  The expecting mothers have no prenatal care and arrive to the midwives' homes once labor has already begun.  The midwives have no supplies and are usually have no formal training.  The mothers often give birth on dirt floors with no medicine, and their babies' unbilical cords are cut with dirty scissors and they are washed with tap water.
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  • A woman waits to give birth at the home of a midwife in Mathare, a poor slum in Nairobi, Kenya.  Most women in Mathare can not afford to go to a hospital to give birth; they can not even afford the 10 minute taxi ride to get there.  The expecting mothers have no prenatal care and arrive to the midwives' homes once labor has already begun.  The midwives have no supplies and are usually have no formal training.  The mothers often give birth on dirt floors with no medicine, and their babies' unbilical cords are cut with dirty scissors and they are washed with tap water.
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  • A midwife helps a woman give birth in her home in Mathare, a poor slum in Nairobi, Kenya.  Most women in Mathare can not afford to go to a hospital to give birth; they can not even afford the 10 minute taxi ride to get there.  The expecting mothers have no prenatal care and arrive to the midwives' homes once labor has already begun.  The midwives have no supplies and are usually have no formal training.  The mothers often give birth on dirt floors with no medicine, and their babies' unbilical cords are cut with dirty scissors and they are washed with tap water.
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  • A new born baby lies on the floor at the home of a midwife in Mathare, a poor slum in Nairobi, Kenya.  Most women in Mathare can not afford to go to a hospital to give birth; they can not even afford the 10 minute taxi ride to get there.  The expecting mothers have no prenatal care and arrive to the midwives' homes once labor has already begun.  The midwives have no supplies and are usually have no formal training.  The mothers often give birth on dirt floors with no medicine, and their babies' unbilical cords are cut with dirty scissors and they are washed with tap water.
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  • A woman waits to give birth at the home of a midwife in Mathare, a poor slum in Nairobi, Kenya.  Most women in Mathare can not afford to go to a hospital to give birth; they can not even afford the 10 minute taxi ride to get there.  The expecting mothers have no prenatal care and arrive to the midwives' homes once labor has already begun.  The midwives have no supplies and are usually have no formal training.  The mothers often give birth on dirt floors with no medicine, and their babies' unbilical cords are cut with dirty scissors and they are washed with tap water.
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  • A woman waits to give birth at the home of a midwife in Mathare, a poor slum in Nairobi, Kenya.  Most women in Mathare can not afford to go to a hospital to give birth; they can not even afford the 10 minute taxi ride to get there.  The expecting mothers have no prenatal care and arrive to the midwives' homes once labor has already begun.  The midwives have no supplies and are usually have no formal training.  The mothers often give birth on dirt floors with no medicine, and their babies' unbilical cords are cut with dirty scissors and they are washed with tap water.
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  • A new born baby lies on the floor at the home of a midwife in Mathare, a poor slum in Nairobi, Kenya.  Most women in Mathare can not afford to go to a hospital to give birth; they can not even afford the 10 minute taxi ride to get there.  The expecting mothers have no prenatal care and arrive to the midwives' homes once labor has already begun.  The midwives have no supplies and are usually have no formal training.  The mothers often give birth on dirt floors with no medicine, and their babies' unbilical cords are cut with dirty scissors and they are washed with tap water.
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  • A woman waits to give birth at the home of a midwife in Mathare, a poor slum in Nairobi, Kenya.  Most women in Mathare can not afford to go to a hospital to give birth; they can not even afford the 10 minute taxi ride to get there.  The expecting mothers have no prenatal care and arrive to the midwives' homes once labor has already begun.  The midwives have no supplies and are usually have no formal training.  The mothers often give birth on dirt floors with no medicine, and their babies' unbilical cords are cut with dirty scissors and they are washed with tap water.
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  • A woman waits to give brith at the home of a midwife in Mathare, a poor slum in Nairobi, Kenya.  Most women in Mathare can not afford to go to a hospital to give birth; they can not even afford the 10 minute taxi ride to get there.  The expecting mothers have no prenatal care and arrive to the midwives' homes once labor has already begun.  The midwives have no supplies and are usually have no formal training.  The mothers often give birth on dirt floors with no medicine, and their babies' unbilical cords are cut with dirty scissors and they are washed with tap water.
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  • A new born baby lies on the floor at the home of a midwife in Mathare, a poor slum in Nairobi, Kenya.  Most women in Mathare can not afford to go to a hospital to give birth; they can not even afford the 10 minute taxi ride to get there.  The expecting mothers have no prenatal care and arrive to the midwives' homes once labor has already begun.  The midwives have no supplies and are usually have no formal training.  The mothers often give birth on dirt floors with no medicine, and their babies' unbilical cords are cut with dirty scissors and they are washed with tap water.
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  • A woman waits to give birth at the home of a midwife in Mathare, a poor slum in Nairobi, Kenya.  Most women in Mathare can not afford to go to a hospital to give birth; they can not even afford the 10 minute taxi ride to get there.  The expecting mothers have no prenatal care and arrive to the midwives' homes once labor has already begun.  The midwives have no supplies and are usually have no formal training.  The mothers often give birth on dirt floors with no medicine, and their babies' unbilical cords are cut with dirty scissors and they are washed with tap water.
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