Birth Is a Dream
Women • 14m
Every year in Sub-Saharan Africa 200.000 mothers die from complications of pregnancy and childbirth. A great many of these deaths are preventable, when women have access to quality prevention, diagnostic, and treatment services. "Birth is a Dream" aims to document and raise awareness about the maternity crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Director: Paulo Patruno
2012 | 15 min
DRC | Malawi | Uganda
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