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Back to EpisodesAnna Thiessen, Nurse and Midwife in Paraguay
Season 2
Episode 49
Published 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Description
Today, we bring listeners the story of Manitoba born and raised nurse and midwife, Anna Thiessen. For years, she was the only trained medical practitioner in Colonia Sommerfeld, Paraguay. Anna helped an estimated 1,000 mothers deliver their babies.
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