http://www.lightstalkers.org/galleries/contact_sheet/5750 Maternity Ward in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic http://www.lightstalkers.org en-us http://images.lightstalkers.org/avatars/2027/l_a6ecb0138b4ca40328cda2f4a571bc39_small.jpg http://www.lightstalkers.org/Alice Proujansky <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/433594/Eyes_small.jpg' /><br />A patient with her newborn baby at the Juan Pablo Pina Hospital in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/433594'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/433594 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:09:29 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/433594 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/433594/Eyes_small.jpg' /><br />A patient with her newborn baby at the Juan Pablo Pina Hospital in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/433594'>view full-size image</a> Alice Proujansky <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/433582/6_13d-7_small.jpg' /><br />Dr. Aida Mateo delivers a baby by cesarean section.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/433582'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/433582 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:09:20 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/433582 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/433582/6_13d-7_small.jpg' /><br />Dr. Aida Mateo delivers a baby by cesarean section.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/433582'>view full-size image</a> Alice Proujansky <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/433591/Abortion-Needle_small.jpg' /><br />Dr. Aida Mateo performs an abortion.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/433591'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/433591 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:13:41 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/433591 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/433591/Abortion-Needle_small.jpg' /><br />Dr. Aida Mateo performs an abortion.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/433591'>view full-size image</a> Alice Proujansky <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/433597/Wrapped-Baby_small.jpg' /><br />A newborn baby.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/433597'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/433597 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:10:42 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/433597 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/433597/Wrapped-Baby_small.jpg' /><br />A newborn baby.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/433597'>view full-size image</a> Alice Proujansky <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/830196/Painful_Exam_small.jpg' /><br />Dr. Aida Mateo examines a patient. Patients bring their own drinking water to the hospital; this patient brought hers in the cooking oil bottle on the lower left.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/830196'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/830196 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:20:42 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/830196 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/830196/Painful_Exam_small.jpg' /><br />Dr. Aida Mateo examines a patient. Patients bring their own drinking water to the hospital; this patient brought hers in the cooking oil bottle on the lower left.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/830196'>view full-size image</a> Alice Proujansky <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/433576/6_8b-3_1_small.jpg' /><br />From left to right: a recently delivered baby, a doctor, two medical interns and a nurse on the night shift.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/433576'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/433576 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:20:42 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/433576 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/433576/6_8b-3_1_small.jpg' /><br />From left to right: a recently delivered baby, a doctor, two medical interns and a nurse on the night shift.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/433576'>view full-size image</a> Alice Proujansky <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/433588/6_20a-18_small.jpg' /><br />Patients' relatives wait outside the maternity ward. Female relatives are allowed to enter the ward, where they clean and feed their family members, but men are not allowed on the ward. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/433588'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/433588 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:20:42 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/433588 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/433588/6_20a-18_small.jpg' /><br />Patients' relatives wait outside the maternity ward. Female relatives are allowed to enter the ward, where they clean and feed their family members, but men are not allowed on the ward. <br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/433588'>view full-size image</a> Alice Proujansky <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/433579/6_9d-23_small.jpg' /><br />A patient waits to be taken out of the operating room following a cesarean section. The hospital has two operating rooms but only enough equipment to use one.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/433579'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/433579 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:20:42 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/433579 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/433579/6_9d-23_small.jpg' /><br />A patient waits to be taken out of the operating room following a cesarean section. The hospital has two operating rooms but only enough equipment to use one.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/433579'>view full-size image</a> Alice Proujansky <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/830184/6_13f2_34_small.jpg' /><br />Patients sleep in the maternity ward.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/830184'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/830184 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:20:44 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/830184 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/830184/6_13f2_34_small.jpg' /><br />Patients sleep in the maternity ward.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/830184'>view full-size image</a> Alice Proujansky <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/830181/6_9b_18_small.jpg' /><br />Patients await cesarean sections. The hospital runs out of sheets in the afternoons.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/830181'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/830181 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:20:44 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/830181 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/830181/6_9b_18_small.jpg' /><br />Patients await cesarean sections. The hospital runs out of sheets in the afternoons.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/830181'>view full-size image</a> Alice Proujansky <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/433585/6_13_14-8_small.jpg' /><br />A surgical robe hangs outside the operating room for the next post-cesarean patient to wear.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/433585'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/433585 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:20:44 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/433585 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/433585/6_13_14-8_small.jpg' /><br />A surgical robe hangs outside the operating room for the next post-cesarean patient to wear.<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/433585'>view full-size image</a> Alice Proujansky