The village of Mafi Dove, in southern Ghana, is home to around 5,000 people, almost none of whom were born here. Because of an archaic belief that childbirth in the village brings offense to the gods, ...

In the Ghanaian village of Mafi Dove, childbirth is not just discouraged; it is forbidden. For generations, women leave their homes in labour, sometimes in unbearable pain, to deliver their babies ...

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FERGUSON, Mo. — Striving for a safer childbirth city is the mission of one St. Louis-area maternal health organization. Jamaa Birth Village specializes in midwifery and Doula care services and ...

Edited video documents a birth in the Newar village of Thecho, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Young woman is attended by mother, mother-in-law and midwife in giving birth. Video is made from film footage ...

Actor Jaideep Ahlawat took to the hotseat of Amitabh Bachchan-hosted show Kaun Banega Crorepati along with Manoj Bajpayee and ...