Video: Peru creates a special place for expectant mothers to wait — and wait
To prevent women from giving birth at home, where they face a higher risk of death, Peru has established a network of maternal "waiting houses." These residential facilities host women from rural areas during their final weeks of pregnancy, so they can give birth in the presence of skilled attendants. Ana María Bolege, 21, has come to a waiting house in the Andean town of Ayacucho, three hours by road from her home.
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