Women prepare for childbirth amid chaos of Colombia jungle river Marciana Caycedo is a traditional midwife who lives on Isla Mono, a remote and fluvial island town in the Colombian Pacific that has no drinking water or doctors. Marciana has helped tens of women give birth thanks to the ancestral teachings inherited from her mother, but doctors offering a health service from a visiting aid ship fear complications during these resource-lacking labors. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES