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Birth of a Surgeon: Introduction

(July 15, 2009) Birth of a Surgeon travels to Mozambique where, for the first time, midwives are being trained in advanced life-saving surgery. Suffering from an acute shortage of doctors, Mozambique's bold grassroots initiatives have cut the maternal death rate in half.

Jul 15th, 2009 | 68 comments | 19,409 Views

(118 votes)

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Birth of a Surgeon: Resources

Find additional web-based resources about Mozambique and maternal health around the world.

Jul 14th, 2009 | 1 comment | 3,562 Views

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More Attention, But Less Funding for Reducing Maternal Mortality

The sluggish gains made in reducing maternal mortality over the past eight years may be reversed amid the global economic crisis.

Jul 13th, 2009 | 0 comments | 1,666 Views

(7 votes)

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Poll: Do you think trained health workers in the developing world who have not completed medical school should be allowed to perform surgery?

Do you think trained health workers in the developing world who have not completed medical school should be allowed to perform surgery? Vote and view results now.

Jul 15th, 2008 | 6 comments | 2,149 Views

(1 votes)

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Birth of a Surgeon: Video: American Midwives ‘Catch Babies’ in Hospitals

WIDE ANGLE explores the often misunderstood role of midwives in the U.S. We learn about who they are, what they do and where they practice.

Jul 15th, 2008 | 17 comments | 11,222 Views

(24 votes)

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Video: Full Episode

"Birth of a Surgeon" captures one woman’s story on the frontlines of improving maternal mortality in Africa.

Jul 15th, 2008 | 35 comments | 14,749 Views

(17 votes)

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Birth of a Surgeon: Audio: Public Health Experts on Maternal Death

WIDE ANGLE sat down with public health experts to discuss the causes of maternal death and the progress of mid-level, surgical clinicians who dot across Mozambique and the rest of the world.

Jul 15th, 2008 | 4 comments | 5,474 Views

(6 votes)

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Birth of a Surgeon: Data: Mozambique and the U.N. Millennium Development Goals

The United Nations laid out the Millennium Development Goals, which sets targets to end extreme poverty around the world. Here's how Mozambique is doing.

Jul 15th, 2008 | 3 comments | 4,416 Views

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