Nyamakuta : the one who receives /
The story of Mai Mafuta, a midwife in Zimbabwe who enrolled in a modern medical training program and now tries to reconcile what she learned in the clinic with traditional birth practices. We see her deliver a child on the floor of a hut. She narrates her own story, giving the audience an intima...
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| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | The story of Mai Mafuta, a midwife in Zimbabwe who enrolled in a modern medical training program and now tries to reconcile what she learned in the clinic with traditional birth practices. We see her deliver a child on the floor of a hut. She narrates her own story, giving the audience an intimate view of the lives of Third World women. |
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| Item Description: | VHS format. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (33 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. |
| Audience: | Women's Studies |
| Production Credits: | Photography, Joan Churchill, Caren Moy, Tim Leach ; graphics, Frameline ; editing, Beryl Wilkins, Richard Watson. |