nurse comforting baby and woman in boat on way to hospital in Cambodia
The baby of 22-year-old Chhan Saloeng (right) arrived unexpectedly while Saloeng was on her way to the hospital by boat. That is the fastest way to get to the nearest hospital from her home, a remote village in Koh Kong, Cambodia. Upon arriving to the boat, Saloeng’s midwife, Thlang Sotheavy, used her training to ensure that mother and baby benefited from skin-to-skin contact and early breastfeeding. Photo credit: Reth Vanda for FHI 360