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Dead Mums Don't Cry

Subjects: Activism, African Studies, Health Issues, Human Rights, Medicine, Poverty, Women's Studies

Grade Level: SrH-Adult
Producer: BBC
Closed Captioned:

Running Time: 50 mins
Country of Origin: Great Britain
Study Guide: No

Copyright Date: 2005
Available in French: No

In the poverty-stricken countries of Africa, more than half a million women die during pregnancy or childbirth each year. Panorama has filmed one woman's fight to keep mothers in her country from dying. Meet Grace Kodindo, an obstetrician in the destitute and impoverished country of Chad. One in eleven women in Chad will die during pregnancy or childbirth - more than 400 times the risk faced by women in the UK. Panorama's investigation shows there may be reason for hope: a few poor countries have succeeded in reducing maternal mortality. How much longer will becoming a mum be one of the most dangerous jobs in the world?

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