Gynecologist Arquimedes Hernandez performs an ultrasound scan on a 16-year-old mother-to-be as Nahua Indian midwife Leonor Osollo watches over at the "integrated hospital" in Cuetzalan, some 185 miles (298 km) from Mexico City October 24, 2006. Now, under a government pilot program mixing high-tech with sacred tradition, these midwives -- often the only people many women trust in one of Mexico's poorest regions -- are helping doctors keep mothers and babies alive, while picking up new tips from modern medicine. To match feature HEALTH MEXICO MIDWIVES REUTERS/Jennifer Szymaszek (MEXICO)