Summaries

In 2012, one in three babies in America were delivered by c-section, despite the World Health Organization's recommendation that Cesarean births remain below 15 percent. How can these disturbing trend be reversed? In recent years, the idea of a collaborative care practice where doctors and midwives manage women's care together has begun to gain traction in the United States. The Mama Sherpas is a feature-length documentary film about women receiving their maternity care through midwife-doctor teams. We follow nurse midwives, the doctors they work with, and their patients to provide an investigative lens into how midwives work within the hospital system.

Details

Keywords
  • f rated
Genres
  • Documentary
  • News
Release date Jul 20, 2015
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Unrated
Countries of origin United States
Official sites Official site
Language English

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 16m
Color Color
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