"If we're here, it's only because we have no money…" discrimination and violence in Mexican maternity wards.

The results of our study bear implications for the doctor-client relationship and for the health system in general. They suggest a need to dismantle medical practice - particularly with regard to obstetrics and gynecology - as it has been historically learned and internalized in Mexico. It is imperative to design public policies and strategies based on targeted interventions for dismantling the multiple forms of structural and gender violence replicated daily by actors in the health system.