Mass. Midwife Sees Migrant Crisis Firsthand On The Mediterranean – WBUR

Category: Migrant Crisis

wbur Liza Ramlow with migrants rescued on Mdecins Sans Frontires' search and rescue boat, the Aquarius. (Courtesy Mdecins Sans Frontires)

Gill resident Liza Ramlow spent three months in the middle of the crisis on the Mediterranean.

As a member of Doctors Without Borders, she worked on a search and rescue boat, scouring the sea for refugees and migrants. Her boat, the Aquarius, picked up people fleeing Libya for refuge in Sicily and southern Italy.

The ones they found were lucky: According to Doctors Without Borders, one out of every 41 people who attempted to leave Libya by boat died trying. Last year, more than 4,600 people drowned or went missing attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea.

As a midwife, Ramlow worked with many women who made the journey, both pregnant and not, and she kept records of their stories and what they'd gone through.

Liza Ramlow, retired midwife.

This segment aired on June 21, 2017.

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