Too scared to go to hospital: the pregnant women in Dominican Republic dying because of deportation fears

Too scared to go to hospital: the pregnant women in Dominican Republic dying because of deportation fears

Haitian Lourda Jean Pierre died shortly after giving birth at home after seeing images of pregnant women and new mothers being rounded up in hospitals by immigration agentsAbout an hour after giving birth on the floor of her one-room shack in the Dominican Republic, Lourdia Jean Pierre, 32, started gasping for breath.Her husband, Ronald Jean, knew something was seriously wrong, and shouted for help from the neighbours. Continue reading...