Bonnie Allen

LIBERIA: Male Midwives

According to UNICEF, women in Liberia have a 1 in 12 risk of dying from giving birth over their lifetimes. Access to midwives could prevent most of these deaths, but there's a dire shortage of trained midwives in Liberia, especially in rural areas. Recently, a midwifery school in a remote corner of the country began to recruit male students, and they've discovered that tradition may trump life or death. Click here for my radio documentary from Liberia