In San Diego, as across the country, due to rising malpractice and low Medi-Cal insurance rates, fewer and fewer obstetricians are delivering babies of poor women. In 1985, of the more than 220 San Diego obstetricians, only ninety-seven would deliver women covered by Medi-Cal insurance. In 1987, those doctors have dwindled to eleven.

We would like to thank the National Endowment for the Arts, the City of San Diego, and the Combined Arts and Education Council (COMBO), as well as Dave Copley and the March of Dimes, for their support which enabled us to complete the Struggle To Be Borne exhibit and book.