Respect for childbirth traditions saves lives in the Peruvian Andes

CHURCAMPA, Peru – Edelmira Martina Antay D ávila remembers when women used to die in childbirth. “I used to give birth at home, but it was not good,” she told UNFPA. “Women can die, even from haemorrhages.”Ms. Antay lives in Churcampa, a remote, mountainous province that towers 2,000 metres above sea level. The community is largely indigenous.
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