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In this June 6, 2017 photo, midwife Ana Choque delivers Mariana Limachi's first child as Limachi's husband Wilder Chambi holds her hand and forehead in El Alto, Bolivia. When a doctor told Limachi she needed a C-section because the umbilical cord was wrapped around her 8-month fetus, she turned for help to a highly respected figure among Bolivia's indigenous women: the midwife. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

In this June 6, 2017 photo, midwife Ana Choque delivers Mariana Limachi's first child as Limachi's husband Wilder Chambi holds her hand and forehead in El Alto, Bolivia. When a doctor told Limachi she needed a C-section because the umbilical cord was wrapped around her 8-month fetus, she turned for help to a highly respected figure among Bolivia's indigenous women: the midwife. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

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