Asia Insight

Caring for Life: Laos Midwives (4x34)

Air date: Oct 02, 2015

Being one of the most undeveloped countries in Asia, Laos still lacks adequate medical services in rural areas, and the mortality rate for pregnant women is ranked bottom among all the ASEAN member nations. We follow a Laotian midwife in her tireless efforts to change peoples' thinking and provide care to mothers and their newborn babies.