(July 15, 2009) Birth of a Surgeon travels to Mozambique where, for the first time, midwives are being trained in advanced life-saving surgery. Suffering from an acute shortage of doctors, Mozambique's bold grassroots initiatives have cut the maternal death rate in half.

The 2009 update of Birth of a Surgeon captures one woman’s story on the frontlines of improving maternal mortality in Africa.

Hear about the imbalance of high-tech maternal health care in the United States vs. the developing world.

Learn how you can help efforts to improve maternal health in Africa.

Lord's Children and Birth of a Surgeon are nominated for Emmys!

The sluggish gains made in reducing maternal mortality over the past eight years may be reversed amid the global economic crisis.

WIDE ANGLE explores the often misunderstood role of midwives in the U.S. We learn about who they are, what they do and where they practice.

Birth of a Surgeon captures one woman’s story on the frontlines of improving maternal mortality in Africa.

WIDE ANGLE sat down with public health experts to discuss the causes of maternal death and the progress of mid-level, surgical clinicians who dot across Mozambique and the rest of the world.

See the top ten best -- and worst -- countries for maternal mortality.

WIDE ANGLE interviews Dr. Margaret Chan, the director-general of the World Health Organization, and a passionate advocate for women’s health.