SOLVED. YA Fantasy about dystopian society where a wealthier class lives inside a walled society, while a poorer class lives outside the walls. The main character is a girl whose face is burned and she works as a midwife. [s]

[Brianna]

I read this book around 2015-2018 but I have a suspicion that it was written before those years. I remember the book starts out with a scene of delivering a baby. I also remember that the girl was burned purposely to avoid her being sent into the society in the walls. There was some sort of reason that the people outside the wall were being sent in, and every year or so they would send new born children to live inside the walls. There is also a scene where the girl goes to see a play with her friend, but feels upset about her burned face. I also believe this was a part book series.

[Panda2778]

Possibly Birthmarked by Caragh M. O'Brien

[David]

Jessica's suggestion: Birthmarked by Caragh M. O'Brien

"In the future, in a world baked dry by the harsh sun, there are those who live inside the walled Enclave and those, like sixteen-year-old Gaia Stone, who live outside. Following in her mother's footsteps Gaia has become a midwife, delivering babies in the world outside the wall and handing a quota over to be "advanced" into the privileged society of the Enclave."

Seems spot on.

A quote:
“What happened to your face?' he asked.
'When I was little, my grandmother was making candles and she had a big vat of hot beeswax in the backyard,' she said. 'I walked into the vat.'
Usually that ended the conversation. 'I don't remember it,' she added.
'How old were you?' he asked.
She tilted her face slightly, watching him. 'Ten months.'
'You were walking at ten months?' he asked.
'Not very well, apparently,' she said dryly.”

[Kris]

Brianna, I see you marked the header as Solved and added a link for Birthmarked by Caragh M. O'Brien - Jessica and David's suggestion. Glad you found your book.