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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Corporate Authors: World Health Organization, Filmakers Library, inc
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: ©1989
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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.
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.