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Reproductive health services supplied by medical institutions to women in two border cities one in Mexico and another in the United States (Matamoros, Tamaulipas, and Brownsville, Texas) arc comparatively analysed. This paper is based on survey interviews on the supply side (hospital and clinics) and on the demand side of health services (patients). Concerning Brownsville, institutions supply a wide range of maternity services to women who behave very carefully in relation to their pregnancy and demand more specialised personnel. Regarding Matamoros, despite of the fact that local medical institutions supply a higher specialisation of medical and auxiliary personnel to women, as well is an integral attention, the use of these services is required by Mexican women at the last trimester of the pregnancy, and these services lend to be less specialised than in Brownsville. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the identity of British physician James Grant and his participation in the British mission to Mexico between 1825 and 1826. The article presents several letters from Grant to family members that distinguish Grant from two contemporaries also named James Grant in Mexico and Texas. The article discusses Grant's service for the British government, his association with the British firm Real del Monte, and his Mexican citizenship as of 1830. The article describes Grant's expedition to Matamoros, Mexico, during the Texas Revolution.