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Geography Determines Access to Services for Pregnant Women

Summary by La Perla Del Sur
Report of the Gender Research Unit, an alliance between All Media (all of them) and the Center for Investigative Journalism. Marinelis Acevedo Cordero was concerned that something was wrong in her pregnancy, but found no obstetric gynaecologists in the west willing to attend her. “I had called several gynaecologists in the area and no one was taking the plan,” said the 27-year-old girl, residing in Moca, frustrated. It was December 2024 and only…
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Report of the Gender Research Unit, an alliance between All Media (all of them) and the Center for Investigative Journalism. Marinelis Acevedo Cordero was concerned that something was wrong in her pregnancy, but found no obstetric gynaecologists in the west willing to attend her. “I had called several gynaecologists in the area and no one was taking the plan,” said the 27-year-old girl, residing in Moca, frustrated. It was December 2024 and only…

The geography determines access to services for pregnant women While the country faces the closure of delivery rooms and municipalities without obstetric services, pregnant women experience longer journeys, greater complications and more caesarean sections. By Genesis Dávila Santiago All and Center for Investigative Journalism Marinelis Acevedo Cordero was worried that something was going wrong in her pregnancy, but she did not find obstetric g…

Marinelis Acevedo Cordero was worried that something would go wrong in her pregnancy, but she did not find obstetrical gynaecologists in the west willing to take care of her. “I had called several gynecologists in the area and none of them took the plan,” the 27-year-old girl, residing in Moca, said. It was December 2024 and only an obstetrician from the town of Mayagüez told her that she could take care of her, but that each appointment would c…

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Todas broke the news on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
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