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Views From A New York City Midwife During The Epidemic

NPR

Published March 25, 2020 at 8:47 PM EDT

NPR's Michel Martin, Hansi Lo Wang and Rebecca Hersher speak with New York City midwife Eugenia Montesinos about the effect the coronavirus is having on her work.

Copyright 2020 NPR

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