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Delfina, in Chapter 3, gives a postpartem

herbal bath.

Midwives at the congreso, Chapter 6, watch Filiberta demonstrate the belly massage.

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Mariana, Chapter 4, checks to see the sex of an unborn baby, a technique she learned from a friend who had learned it in the U.S.

If the baby is a boy, the pendulum swings to and from the pregnant belly; if it's a girl, it the pendulum swings in a circle.

Julia, the midwife in Chapter 1 who had used a "special chair."

Isabel, Chapter 4, gets an "American massage.".

​Touching Bellies, Touching Lives: Midwives of Southern Mexico Tell Their Stories​, by Judy Gabriel

Lucía's grandchildren in her kitchen. Ch. 6.

Social worker Sara, Chapter 5.

Emiliana, Chapter 6, in front of her altar.

María de Jesús, Ch. 6, arranging flowers.

Bricia, Chapter 4. With Jenna in the picture below.

Lena, the Oaxacan midwife in Chapter 2 who helped me birth my imaginary baby. 

Click here to see a brief video that shows Lena's lively spirit.