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Sister
2013 · Film · short · 6 min
Directed by Caris Rianne
As Shayla continues to suffer with her depression, her younger sister Sofia suggests that the pair get out of the house for the day in hopes that she can understand what her sister is going through
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> Afghanistan has one of the highest maternal, infant and child mortality rates in the world. Maternal deaths are 10 times higher than the number of civilians killed in a decade-long conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.
Wow.
(http://www.trust.org/item/20130906113921-sr2d8/?source=hptop)
> in this documentary, called SISTER, first-time director Brenda Davis exposes the health risks faced by many pregnant women in developing countries. She turns the camera on women as they give birth and on the devoted health workers who deal with the blood and pain of childbirth in places where healthcare facilities are poor or non-existent.
> In the United States, one in 4,800 women dies from childbirth-related causes. In Cambodia, the rate is one in 48, according to the film.
> One in 27 Ethiopian women dies from causes related to childbirth.
(http://www.irinnews.org/report/95900/south-sudan-the-biggest-threat-to-a-woman-s-life)
> Childbirth and pregnancy, rather than conflict, are the nation’s biggest killers of girls and women.
> “One in seven South Sudanese women will die in pregnancy or childbirth, often because of infections (from puerperal fever and retained placenta), haemorrhaging, or obstructed births, with a lack of access to healthcare facilities playing a large role in their deaths,” SAS found.
Most deaths are preventable, using very simple steps.
Don't put rice in the birth canal to "lure the baby out" (http://www.irinnews.org/report/83929/timor-leste-gently-combating-harmful-childbirth-traditions)
Use sterile instruments to cut the umbilical cord (http://www.irinnews.org/report/95213/papua-new-guinea-tetanus-vaccination-campaign-underway), don't use a sharp shell or dirty knife (http://www.irinnews.org/report/87466/guinea-bissau-hospital-births-on-rise) nor a sharp sliver of bamboo (http://www.irinnews.org/report/93979/myanmar-improving-maternal-and-childcare-in-the-east). (Also, don't try and push the baby out by pushing the stomach)
Although some problems are much harder to deal with, such as war or corruption (http://www.irinnews.org/report/93420/uganda-too-many-deaths-in-childbirth).
Sterile kits are not that expensive - only about $0.50 (http://www.irinnews.org/printreport.aspx?reportid=80089)
> The TBAs are also provided with disposable safe delivery kits with sterilised birthing supplies that include gloves, a plastic apron, a plastic sheet, soap, clamps, a new razor, string and cotton balls.
> "These cost only Rs 40 [about US$0.50]," said Qureshi. "If these kits are made cheaper still and made easily available in the market, this would further help ensure adherence to hygienic practices."