The Edge of Joy (2011)
Directed by Dawn Sinclair Shapiro
Sub-Genres - Social Issues, Women's Health |
Run Time - 61 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Tracie Cooper
Filmmaker Dawn Sinclair Shapiro offers a glimpse inside of a Nigerian maternity ward. Despite limitations, the midwives and doctors working in the facility offer pregnant woman far better chances of survival in a society that sees some 36,000 women die annually from ailments related to pregnancy and birth.
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childbirth, danger, doctor, maternity, midwife, pregnancy, women
