With the introduction of biomedical models in rural Mexican communities over the past years, traditional child birthing practices are slowly being abandoned and the use of traditional midwives is declining. This study explores the management of childbirth practices in the rural Mixtec community of Santiago Juxtlahuaca, Oaxaca, M_xico. This project seeks to examine the implications caused by the reorganization of obstetric care and the changing birthing practices among Mixtec women. The project also assesses the ways in which the introduction of biomedical care is transforming the birthing practices of the indigenous women in rural Oaxaca.