In-depth reports and analysis from our extensive network of correspondents throughout the region on the most important developments in Latin America. For many Venezuelan women, childbirth is a traumatic experience in which they are denied a voice. C-sections are extremely common, accounting for 70% of all births in private clinics and 30% in public hospitals. A new law, drafted by the country's Ombudsman, created in the 1999 Constitution, in collaboration with women's organizations, seeks to empower women to enable them to make informed decisions, stop the violation of their rights in the maternity ward, improve prenatal care, and humanize the birthing process. teleSUR
