In an ideal maternal health system, all women would have access to comprehensive, seamless medical care with links to behavioral, economic and social supports. For women in rural communities, where providers are scarce, geography can be isolating and transportation is limited, care is far from ideal. A woman’s health clinic in central Maine dedicated to sexual and reproductive care is doing its best to stand in the breach.
Room ready for abortion procedure at Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 7th, 2022. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
A patient comes for a regular visit at Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 7th, 2022. She returns every six months after the birth of her son 1.5 years ago. She developed gestational hypertension while pregnant with him. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
A portrait of Julia McDonald, Medical Director of Abortion Services at Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 6th, 2022. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
A room after a patient check-in at Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 6th, 2022. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 7th, 2022. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
A patient drives from one hour north to check on her Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder at Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 7th, 2022. She is being seen by Melissa Libby, nurse midwife. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
A patient's seat being cleaned after an abortion procedure at Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 7th, 2022. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
A patient receives a Depo-Provera shot, a contraceptive injection after receiving an abortion at Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 7th, 2022. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
Melissa Libby, Nurse Midwife walking in to see a patient at the Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 6th, 2022. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
A patient visits the clinic for a follow up after been raped in June followed up with an abortion at Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 7th, 2022. She says things still don't feel right. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
Electric vacuum aspirator at Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 7th, 2022. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
A patient waits for an ultrasound before receiving abortion pills at Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 7th, 2022. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
Providers fill out paper work after an abortion procedure at Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 7th, 2022. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
A patient drives from one hour north to check on her Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder at Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 7th, 2022. She is being seen by Melissa Libby, nurse midwife. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
The front desk at Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 7th, 2022. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
Abortion signs in downtown Bangor, Maine on September 6th, 2022. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
A Family Medicine Practitioner, 36, walks into the room for abortion procedure at Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 7th, 2022. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
A patient visits the clinic for a follow up after been raped in June followed up with an abortion at Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 7th, 2022. She says things still don't feel right. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
Road to Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 7th, 2022. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
Room ready for abortion procedure at Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 7th, 2022. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
A patient comes for a regular visit at Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 7th, 2022. She returns every six months after the birth of her son 1.5 years ago. She developed gestational hypertension while pregnant with him. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
A portrait of Julia McDonald, Medical Director of Abortion Services at Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 6th, 2022. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
A room after a patient check-in at Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 6th, 2022. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 7th, 2022. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
A patient drives from one hour north to check on her Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder at Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 7th, 2022. She is being seen by Melissa Libby, nurse midwife. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
A patient's seat being cleaned after an abortion procedure at Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 7th, 2022. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
A patient receives a Depo-Provera shot, a contraceptive injection after receiving an abortion at Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 7th, 2022. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
Melissa Libby, Nurse Midwife walking in to see a patient at the Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 6th, 2022. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
A patient visits the clinic for a follow up after been raped in June followed up with an abortion at Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 7th, 2022. She says things still don't feel right. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
Electric vacuum aspirator at Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 7th, 2022. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
A patient waits for an ultrasound before receiving abortion pills at Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 7th, 2022. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
Providers fill out paper work after an abortion procedure at Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 7th, 2022. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
A patient drives from one hour north to check on her Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder at Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 7th, 2022. She is being seen by Melissa Libby, nurse midwife. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
The front desk at Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 7th, 2022. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
Abortion signs in downtown Bangor, Maine on September 6th, 2022. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
A Family Medicine Practitioner, 36, walks into the room for abortion procedure at Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 7th, 2022. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
A patient visits the clinic for a follow up after been raped in June followed up with an abortion at Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 7th, 2022. She says things still don't feel right. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
Road to Mabel Wadsworth Center, Bangor, Maine on September 7th, 2022. (Photo by Sofia Aldinio for the Washington Post) Bangor United States
Sofia Aldinio Visual Storyteller
Sofia Aldinio is an Argentine-American documentary photographer and multimedia storyteller.