Babies born on floor as Zimbabwe's health system totters 69-year-old Esther Gwena, says she helped to deliver 250 babies as Zimbabwe's health sector tottered. The self-taught midwife transformed a tiny flat in Harare township into a maternity clinic for those who can't afford private care. While some laud Gwena as a selfless do-gooder, doctors worry that she exposed herself, the mothers and the infants to infection. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES