Nyamakuta : the one who receives /

Mai Mafuta is a nyamakuta - a traditional midwife - in Zimbabwe. Half of all births in the developing world are attended by women like her, without the help of modern medicine. People seek her out because she is skillful, compassionate, and because her grandmother was also a midwife. Five years ago,...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Sheppard, Chris
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	This edition in English.
Published:	New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 1989.
Subjects:	Midwifery > Zimbabwe. Midwives > Zimbabwe. Women's issues Internet videos. Documentary films.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)