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On a cold day in January of 2000, Sister Joaquína Hernández Pereira rode in the back of a truck, laden with supplies and religious habits, into a rural town in the mountainous region of Oaxaca, Mexico. She had a near-impossible mission ahead of her.
Sister Joaquína and a few other religious sisters were sent to the town by the Servants of Mary, a Spanish religious order that has had a presence in Mexico since 1896, to provide medical care for six indigenous villages and their surrounding areas.
The sisters were trained as nurses, but the needs of the villagers exceeded their training.
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Sister Joaquína and a few other religious sisters were sent to the town by the Servants of Mary, a Spanish religious order that has had a presence in Mexico since 1896, to provide medical care for six indigenous villages and their surrounding areas.
The sisters were trained as nurses, but the needs of the villagers exceeded their training.
Continued below.
From nun to expert midwife
During just the first two years as a midwife in Mexico, Sister Joaquína Hernández Pereira helped deliver 250 babies — often in dire circumstances. Here are some of her stori
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