The Forgotten Midwives of Chiquimula

<p>Brenda buried her second daughter on Dec. 11, 2020. Since then, she has not visited her grave. “There’s no time for sadness,” she says, “I gave everything for her when she was alive. Now I have to take care of my other three children.” In rural Chiquimula, Brenda represents many women abandoned by their partners and by the state.</p>