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In Focus: Childbirth in Bolivia's High Plains

By David Schonauer   Wednesday April 1, 2015

In Bolivia’s High Plains, the indigenous Aymara live by proud traditions, working the land and playing handcrafted woodwinds in festivals that draw tourists from all over the world. But the Aymara, suspicious of modern medicine, also suffer from one of the world’s highest maternal and infant mortality rates. The New …

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