Anne is a middle-class mother from Norway – the best country in the world to be a mother, according to the aid agency Save the Children. Nevertheless, her life hasn’t been free from tragedy; she lost one child in labor, despite access to the very best maternal health care.
Meet Patricia
Patricia
Colombia
Patricia, now in her late 30s, is Adela’s adopted daughter. She works as a journalist. When Patricia was 19, she became pregnant and gave her baby up for adoption because she didn’t feel prepared to be a mother at the time. She got married after college, and at 25, she gave birth to a son named Juan Felipe.
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