A Path to Safe Motherhood

Nineteen and pregnant with her first child, Ruma lives in a one room dwelling with her husband in the slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Through on-the-ground footage filmed and edited by T. Cody Swift, hear Ruma's story and learn more about Pathfinder's maternal and newborn care work around the world. You can also read more at www.pathfind.org/MNC.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• maternal care
• Bangladesh
• Pathfinder International
• pregnancy
• childbirth
• family planning
• safe motherhood

[davidjolson1955]

Good video showing the great work that Pathfinder is doing in Bangladesh. I worked there in 1996-1997 for the Social Marketing Company that helped get contraceptives into many little drugstores and retail outlets throughout the country that helped make Bangladesh a family planning success story.

[PathfinderInt]

Thanks so much for your comment and your work in Bangladesh!

[Ermengarde11]

Bless these women, bless their country, they suffer so much. Bless Pathfinder for your work, thank God somebody cares enough to take action.

[MizzFrankly]

So beautiful...thanks for sharing Ruma's story T. Cody!

[Bccaundefined]

thank god for charities like this...