The Mama Sherpas

Overview

In 2012, one in three babies in America were delivered by c-section, despite the World Health Organization's recommendation that Cesarean births remain below 15 percent. How can these disturbing trend be reversed? In recent years, the idea of a collaborative care practice where doctors and midwives manage women's care together has begun to gain traction in the United States. The Mama Sherpas is a feature-length documentary film about women receiving their maternity care through midwife-doctor teams. We follow nurse midwives, the doctors they work with, and their patients to provide an investigative lens into how midwives work within the hospital system.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 21, 2015

Original language

English

Production

BOBB Films

Director

Brigid Maher

Writer

Brigid Maher

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt4273188