Hard Labour in Hungary
A look at the growing criminalisation of homebirth midwives and Hungary”s controversial policies.
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Exploring maternal health and the power, politics and poverty that impacts it around the world.
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A window of information on infant and maternal mortality.
More children are having children in the US than in any other developed nation in the world.
Elena Sagmayao wishes there could be funds available for poor families to receive emergency medical care.
A midwife and a ‘doula’ describe their roles during pregnancy and the difficulties of homebirths in Hungary.
Villayat had to fight hard to get medical treatment after she fled from the Swat Valley, heavily pregnant and bleeding.
The Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in Ethiopia treats 1,300 women a year – we hear some of their stories.
Join our discussion and tell us what the greatest concern surrounding childbirth is in your country.
A pioneering midwife takes on Hungary’s male-dominated medical profession in a bid to change approaches to childbirth.
We look towards the future as we follow the people working on Fistula prevention.
We see the work being done in the hospital’s rural clinics and follow one woman on her emotional journey home.
