Midwife Sofie Laaftman (l.) checks Christina Singelman's (r.) pregnancy progress at Mama Mia, a pregnancy care clinic in Stockholm, Sweden

Midwife Sofie Laaftman (l.) checks Christina Singelman's (r.) pregnancy progress at Mama Mia, a pregnancy care clinic in Stockholm, Sweden

"A doctor can be called in by the side of the midwife's initiative as soon as she notices so as to something is not straight," says Sofie Laaftman, a midwife in central Stockholm.

The cover of La Razon de Mexico features Irma López Aurelio on the cover, with her newborn and the umbilical cord still attached

The cover of La Razon de Mexico features Irma López Aurelio on the cover, with her newborn and the umbilical cord still attached

A disconcerting photo of a mom and her newborn with the umbilical cord still attached made the front summon of a Mexican magazine this week, raising questions almost why the woman delivered her baby straight outside a remedial clinic.