Maternity Ward: A Fighting Chance


60m 2001

Brief Synopsis

Documentary that goes inside the Baylor University Medical Center's maternity ward in Dallas, Texas. Profiled are: Dr. Leann Ermel, a third year OB/GYN; former comic Dr. Charles Brodsky; Shirley White, a senior night nurse; and Susan Akins, the only nurse midwife at Baylor. Patients include: an 18-y

Film Details

Also Known As
Förlossningskliniken, Maternity Ward (12/03/01)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2001

Technical Specs

Duration
60m

Synopsis

Documentary that goes inside the Baylor University Medical Center's maternity ward in Dallas, Texas. Profiled are: Dr. Leann Ermel, a third year OB/GYN; former comic Dr. Charles Brodsky; Shirley White, a senior night nurse; and Susan Akins, the only nurse midwife at Baylor. Patients include: an 18-year-old woman delivering her third child; a 23-year-old woman who is pregnant with discordant twins, where one baby is growing much faster than the other; and a woman who has a congenital anomaly -- she has two uteri and two cervices.

Film Details

Also Known As
Förlossningskliniken, Maternity Ward (12/03/01)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2001

Technical Specs

Duration
60m

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