Motherland
Season 30 Episode 17 | 1h 23m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
A look at the busiest maternity hospital in the world.
Motherland is an absorbingly intimate, vérité look at the busiest maternity hospital in the world, in one of the poorest and most populous countries: the Philippines. Women share their stories with other mothers, their families, doctors and social workers. In a hospital that is literally bursting with life, we witness the miracle/wonder of the human condition.
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Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the...
Motherland
Season 30 Episode 17 | 1h 23m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
Motherland is an absorbingly intimate, vérité look at the busiest maternity hospital in the world, in one of the poorest and most populous countries: the Philippines. Women share their stories with other mothers, their families, doctors and social workers. In a hospital that is literally bursting with life, we witness the miracle/wonder of the human condition.
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Clip: S30 Ep17 | 1m 6s | Filmmaker Ramona Diaz on how Kangaroo Mother Care is used in a Filipino maternity ward. (1m 6s)
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