http://knau.org en http://knau.org/post/art-project-captures-border-violence-and-hardships <p>Art has a way of redefining public spaces, particularly those marked by hardship or violence. That's what drew photographer Stefan Falke to the U.S. - Mexico border. He's capturing the work of bi-national artists in a project he calls La Frontera. Fronteras reporter Monica Ortiz Uribe shadowed him for a day.</p><p> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:09:34 +0000 Monica Ortiz Uribe 26324 at http://knau.org http://knau.org/post/mexico-aims-save-babies-and-moms-modern-midwifery In Mexico these days, the majority of babies are born in hospitals. That hasn't helped reduce the number of maternal deaths, though. So health officials are re-making the centuries-old tradition of midwifery. They are betting a new kind of midwife, one trained in a clinical setting, can offer a solution.<p>At a newly opened school in southern Mexico, young women sit up straight in tiny desks and answer their teacher's questions in chorus. Their round brown faces and thick black hair are typical of this mostly indigenous region in the state of Guerrero. Sun, 06 Jan 2013 11:15:00 +0000 Monica Ortiz Uribe 25536 at http://knau.org Mexico Aims To Save Babies And Moms With Modern Midwifery