Priscila Carolino was nearly due with her fifth child when she sauntered into the public hospital for her weekly checkup. Fidgety and talkative, she quickly made her presence known in the waiting room, asking to touch other patients' pregnant bellies and inquiring about their love lives. After her visit, unhappy with her doctor's recommendations, Carolino yelled across the room, calling herself a fat cow. Like many women in the waiting area, 29-year-old Carolino carried a paper that deemed her pregnancy alto risco, or high risk. She lives in a densely populated area in São Paulo known as Cracolândia — or Crackland. She claims to have stopped using crack cocaine during this pregnancy, but she frequently smokes cigarettes and marijuana.
-Vice
