As Nigeria works to “re-brand” itself from a post-colonial military state to a progressive African democracy, political, civic and professional leaders have recognized the most intractable problem for this emerging society is also its most treatable: maternal and infant mortality.
The Edge of Joy Wins "The Economist" Film Project
Published April 13, 2011
The Economist Film Project, a film documentary contest in partnership with PBS Newshour has selected "The Edge of Joy" as one of its first round winners.
"The Edge of Joy" follows an ensemble cast of Nigerian doctors, midwives and families to the frontlines of maternal care. Inside a maternity ward, the film chronicles distressed labors, deaths and survival.
Selected films and the topics they explore will be the subject of news segments airing regularly on PBS NewsHour beginning in March 2011 and continuing through 2011 and into 2012.
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Dawn Sinclair Shapiro is the recipient of the 2011 Nafis Sadik Award for Courage.
This lesson accompanies Dawn Shapiro's documentary, The Edge of Joy, exploring the maternal mortality crisis in Nigeria.
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Maura Youngman joined the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting in August, 2009. In the past, Maura worked as a columnist, reporter, and editor for Hamline University's student weekly, The Oracle...