In Brazil, to set an example for safe motherhood in the region, the North Zone of Natal/RN Maternity Ward has 16 hospital beds (pre-birth/birth/post-birth) that meet the requirements of "humanized" birth that encourages natural birth to women with low-risk pregnancies. One of the best examples of this type of care was 23-year-old Maira de Oliveira, overcome with emotion as she receives in her arms little Emily — who was born in a humanized birth in the mentioned maternity ward — and sees her for the first time.
 
Photographer: Radilson Carlos Gomes, Brazil

This photograph was one of the winners of the national photography contests of Safe Motherhood that took place in the region of the Americas.