WHITFIELD: All right, living through tragedy to make other lives better. that's what our CNN Hero of the Week is doing. Meet Robin Lim.</s>ROBIN LIM, COMMUNITY CRUSADER: The moment that a woman falls pregnant in Indonesia, she is 300 times more likely to die in the next 12 months than if she was not pregnant. If you have money, you can get excellent medical services, but the poorest people don't always get the services they need. In the hospital here, you cannot take your baby home until you paid your bill. Sometimes the mothers wait outside the hospital all day, waiting to get in to feed their baby and to change their baby's diaper. My name is Robin Lim. I'm a midwife. Most people call me Ebu Robin, because "ebu" means mother. I've learned about the dangers of motherhood when my own sister, she died as a complication of her third pregnancy. I was just really crushed. I came to Bali to reinvent my life. Hi, baby. Hi. We started a clinic run by Indonesian midwives. We offered prenatal care, birth services. No matter how poor they are, no matter their race or religion, we teach new graduating classes of midwives how do to a more natural, gentle birth. The women can stay as long as they want.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translator): Robin helps poor people. She cares about me very much, like my own mother. I'm extremely grateful.</s>LIM: Each baby, each adult deserves a clean, healthy, loving environment. Those are a human right.</s>WHITFIELD: And remember, all of this year's CNN Heroes were chosen from you, the people in your neighborhood who you want recognized. If you want to nominate your hero, just go to CNNHeroes.com.
Midwife Helps Low-Income Indonesian Mothers