Photos: Pregnant Woman Gives Birth On A Lawn Minutes After Medics Sent Her Out Of A Hospital

Irma Lopez, 29, an indigenous woman gave birth on a Mexican hospital lawn earlier this month after being denied help inside the clinic in a story making global headlines. The woman had been refused help inside the medical clinic right before this occurred, which struck a nerve in a country where inequity is still pervasive. Her newborn still bound by the umbilical cord and lying on the ground, the shocking image has horrified millions because of where and how it took place. Another picture after the break ...

She said she was turned away by a nurse who said that she was only eight months pregnant and “still not ready” to deliver. The nurse told her to go outside and walk, and said a doctor could check her in the morning, Lopez said. But an hour and a half later, her water broke. She while grabbing the wall of a house next to the clinic.

“I didn’t want to deliver like this. It was so ugly and with so much pain,” she said. She added that she was alone for the birth, as her husband was still trying to persuade the nurse to call for help. But the story has since spread globally. A witness took a photo and gave it to a news reporter. It ran in several national newspapers, including the full front page of a tabloid, and went viral online.