Child mortality Videos - ViewChange.org

Being a new mom is rewarding and challenging. But what extra burdens do mothers in poor and rural communities face? Take a tour of the world's best and worst places to be a mom, in this report from Save the Children and ViewChange.org.

Sierra Leone: Where Every Pregnancy is a Gamble

After a decade-long conflict, Sierra Leone has many challenges ahead including improving child and maternal health. In 2009, one in eight women died during pregnancy. Fatimata Konte, an expectant mother, fears giving birth after already losing five of her children. She hopes the new policy to bring free healthcare to all pregnant women will save her next child and make giving birth safe for all women.

UNICEF: Afghanistan Immunization Campaign

Millions of infants and women of childbearing age all across Afghanistan are being immunized against measles and tetanus as part of an ambitious UNICEF-supported plan to reduce deaths from these preventable diseases.

Living Proof: Nepal – Community Health Workers Saving Lives

Nepal's mother and child mortality rates are among the highest in the world, but now women are training each other as community health volunteers to save lives in their villages.

Living Proof: Ghana – Breastfeeding

Outreach programs in Ghana spread the word about the benefits of breastfeeding to mothers and their children. Mothers report healthier, smarter babies.

Living Proof: Nepal – Dangerous Day

The dangers of childbirth become amplified when mothers live in remote and poverty-stricken areas. In the Himalayan foothills of Nepal, far from any clinics or hospitals, a young mother struggles with the fear of complications during the birth of her daughter. This film examines how skilled birth attendants can dramatically improve the survival odds for both the mother and child.

Bwindi's Babies

Access to proper medical care can be a matter of life and death for pregnant women in rural Uganda and their babies. Elizabeth, a midwife at Bwindi Community Hospital, confronts the challenges facing pregnant women while preparing for the birth of her own child.

CAUTION: This video contains graphic medical scenes.

Living Proof: Malawi – Grandparents Shaping Safe Childbirth

In Malawi, agogos (grandparents) are responsible for passing on tradition. Through the Agogo Program, they are educating future parents on proper pre- and post-natal care to help increase the odds of safe childbirth.

Living Proof: Malawi – Kangaroo Mother Care

A very simple idea is helping pre-term babies survive in Malawi. Kangaroo mother care, supported by USAID and Save the Children, teaches mothers to increase the body temperatures of their newborns by wrapping the babies to their bare chests.

Good Goes: Madalitso from Malawi

Madalitso Masa is a health worker from Jonasi Village in the centre of Malawi. The area is rocky and mountainous, making home visits a challenge, but Madalitso has made it her mission to bring care closer to home.

Living Proof: Egypt – Newlyweds

Reaching out to Egyptian women and couples as they are about to get married, a new program educates newlyweds and women about pregnancy, labor, and newborn healthcare. This vital information is improving infant health outcomes.

Saving Futures. Saving Lives. The Story Of Project Peanut Butter

Children with malnutrition are being given a radical new treatment that is cheap and incredibly effective: fortified peanut butter. Best of all, mothers can administer the ready-to-use food at home, eliminating the need for hospital stays, and empowering families to treat themselves.

TED: Hans Rosling - The Good News of the Decade?

Hans Rosling reframes 10 years of UN data with his spectacular visuals, lighting up an astonishing—mostly unreported—piece of front-page-worthy good news: We're winning the war against child mortality. Along the way, he debunks one flawed approach to stats that blots out such vital stories.