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April 29, 2011
In Nigerian Maternity Wards, Preventable Causes Claim Many Lives
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Nigeria - The Edge of Joy
As Nigeria works to “re-brand” itself from a post-colonial military state to a progressive...
In "Edge of Joy," filmmaker Dawn Shapiro goes inside a busy maternity ward in Nigeria, where maternal deaths are among the world's highest.
The documentary is the first in a series of independently produced films from around the world aired in a partnership between The Economist magazine and the NewsHour. Learn more about the partnership.