Birth of a surgeon empowering midwives in Mozambique /
Suffering from an acute shortage of doctors, Mozambique launched a bold grassroots initiative to combat its high maternal death rate: the training of midwives in surgical delivery-related techniques. In this program, Wide Angle reports from the region with an inspiring profile of a female midwife-in...
| Other Authors: | Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase., WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2009], c2008.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (57 min.) : sd., col., digital file. |
| Series: |
The Wide Angle Collection: Human Stories, Global Issues.
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| Subjects: |
Women
-- Employment.
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| Summary: |
Suffering from an acute shortage of doctors, Mozambique launched a bold grassroots initiative to combat its high maternal death rate: the training of midwives in surgical delivery-related techniques. In this program, Wide Angle reports from the region with an inspiring profile of a female midwife-in-training and tracks her progress as she learns to counter life-threatening complications of labor such as eclampsia, acute bleeding, and ruptures of the uterus and performs a C-section. Filmed in the operating room and during night shifts in the delivery ward, Birth of a Surgeon illustrates the much greater contribution to maternal and neonatal care that a surgically trained midwife can make in Mozambique. In addition, WHO Director-General Margaret Chan speaks with Aaron Brown about her pledge to give particular attention to the health of women and to healthcare in Africa. |
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| Item Description: |
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Mar. 01, 2009. Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Defying the Odds (1:02) -- Maternal Death Rate in Africa (1:40) -- First Midwife Surgeons in the World (2:38) -- Effects of Civil War (2:08) -- Mozambique's Health Care Crisis (1:32) -- Training Solution for Health Care (1:00) -- Demands on Midwife Surgeons (2:40) -- Rural Mozambique (2:38) -- Ready to Learn (2:59) -- Midwives Need Full Support (1:55) -- There is No Democracy Here (1:55) -- Performing a Cesarean Birth (3:00) -- Saving a Mother (2:36) -- Need for Midwives (1:02) -- Further Training in Rural Villages (2:08) -- Limited Hospital Resources (1:21) -- Working with a Doctor Shortage (1:24) -- Pressure to Have Children (1:45) -- Taking Charge of the Operating Room (1:25) -- Risks of Pregnancy (2:12) -- A Tough Decision (3:41) -- Why Midwife? (1:27) -- Opening a Window to the World (2:14) -- The Role of Women in Society (2:28) -- Progress in World Health Care (2:54) Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. Suffering from an acute shortage of doctors, Mozambique launched a bold grassroots initiative to combat its high maternal death rate: the training of midwives in surgical delivery-related techniques. In this program, Wide Angle reports from the region with an inspiring profile of a female midwife-in-training and tracks her progress as she learns to counter life-threatening complications of labor such as eclampsia, acute bleeding, and ruptures of the uterus and performs a C-section. Filmed in the operating room and during night shifts in the delivery ward, Birth of a Surgeon illustrates the much greater contribution to maternal and neonatal care that a surgically trained midwife can make in Mozambique. In addition, WHO Director-General Margaret Chan speaks with Aaron Brown about her pledge to give particular attention to the health of women and to healthcare in Africa. 12 & up. Viewer discretion is advised. Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (57 min.) : sd., col., digital file. |
| Format: |
Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Audience: |
12 & up. Viewer discretion is advised. |
| Access: |
Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |