An indigenous woman gave birth on a Mexican hospital lawn earlier this month after being denied help inside the clinic in a story making global headlines. The woman had been refused help inside the medical clinic right before this occurred, which struck a nerve in a country where inequity is still pervasive.
Her
newborn still bound by the umbilical cord and lying on the ground, the
shocking image has horrified millions because of where and how it took
place.
The
mother, Irma Lopez, 29, said she was turned away by a nurse who said
that she was only eight months pregnant and “still not ready” to
deliver.
The
nurse told her to go outside and walk, and said a doctor could check
her in the morning, Lopez said. But an hour and a half later, her water
broke.
