Myanmar's border midwives deliver hope to refugees

Underequipped teams help minority women fleeing violence

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A Chin midwife holds the baby of a Chin refugee moments after it was delivered in a clinic near refugee camps at the India-Myanmar border in India's Mizoram state on Jan. 15. (All photos by Valeria Mongelli)

LORCAN LOVETT, Contributing writer

MIZORAM, India -- A sudden chill stirred three pregnant refugees as the sun disappeared behind the mountains of Mizoram state, on India's northeastern border with Myanmar.

Sitting outside their makeshift home, a tarpaulin tunnel sheltering 160 people, Then Nun Mawi said she had suffered cramps so bad that she sought a doctor, who offered a vitamin injection. "But I couldn't afford it," said the 33-year-old. "I am bleeding."

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