wra films

Stories of Mothers Saved


The Stories of Mothers Saved film is a collection of individual stories of women who did not die needlessly in pregnancy or childbirth and have lived to tell their stories. Their stories emphasize how families, communities and the government helped to ensure the safety of mothers and babies on all levels by actions such as saving money to secure transportation to the health facility when labor begins, to having access to family planning services, to receiving an emergency caesarean section and to attending a well equipped and staffed facility because the government prioritized maternal and newborn health. This film is part of the Stories of Mothers Saved initiative organized by the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).