Mexican woman gives birth outside clinic after being turned away

A photograph of an indigenous woman in Mexico giving birth outside a clinic, where she was denied help, has led to the suspension of the health centre's director.

Mexican woman gives birth outside clinic after being turned away

A photograph of an indigenous woman in Mexico giving birth outside a clinic, where she was denied help, has led to the suspension of the health centre's director.

Irma Lopez and her husband were turned away from the centre by a nurse - who said she was only eight months pregnant and "still not ready" to deliver.

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