Heroine

Take a journey around the world as we travel to 3 continents unmasking the issues that women face on the road to giving birth. From the forest communities of US Appalachia, to Africa, and the Middle East — We introduce the people actively working on the frontlines of some of the most dangerous communities in medical deserts to provide care to women during childbirth, midwives.

Birth: The Midwife looks at the universal standards designed by the World Health Organization to prevent 87% of maternal & infant fatalities during childbirth at levels sustainable by today’s economies and compares those standards against the results of today’s modern medicine. Birth: The Midwife confronts the boundaries & limitations that prevent women from receiving adequate health care, challenging misapprehensions as we pave a way forward together beca