http://wvxu.org en http://wvxu.org/post/mexico-aims-save-babies-and-moms-modern-midwifery In Mexico these days, the majority of babies are born in hospitals. That hasn't helped reduce the number of maternal deaths, though. So health officials are re-making the centuries-old tradition of midwifery. They are betting a new kind of midwife, one trained in a clinical setting, can offer a solution.<p>At a newly opened school in southern Mexico, young women sit up straight in tiny desks and answer their teacher's questions in chorus. Their round brown faces and thick black hair are typical of this mostly indigenous region in the state of Guerrero. Sun, 06 Jan 2013 11:15:00 +0000 Monica Ortiz Uribe 7742 at http://wvxu.org Mexico Aims To Save Babies And Moms With Modern Midwifery http://wvxu.org/post/election-gives-little-hope-embattled-juarez From member station KJZZ, Monica Ortiz Uribe reports on the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, where residents fear the presidential election will not bring an end to the violence. Sun, 01 Jul 2012 11:55:00 +0000 Monica Ortiz Uribe 688 at http://wvxu.org