Maternity Ward: The Risk Factor


60m 2001

Brief Synopsis

The program highlights the action at University Medical Center in Las Vegas, where more than 5000 babies are born every year. The doctors and nurses work at a hectic pace to keep up with the enormous demand as they treat a pregnant woman who suddenly loses consciousness and is rushed into the OR; an

Film Details

Also Known As
Förlossningskliniken, Maternity Ward (10/01/01)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2001

Technical Specs

Duration
60m

Synopsis

The program highlights the action at University Medical Center in Las Vegas, where more than 5000 babies are born every year. The doctors and nurses work at a hectic pace to keep up with the enormous demand as they treat a pregnant woman who suddenly loses consciousness and is rushed into the OR; an HIV-positive woman whose baby is born without the virus, thanks is part to a "bloodless C-section"; a woman who develops gestational diabetes early in her pregnancy and now faces the possibility of C-section; and a mother-to-be who is one week overdue and faces a difficult birthing process due to her baby's breach position.

Film Details

Also Known As
Förlossningskliniken, Maternity Ward (10/01/01)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2001

Technical Specs

Duration
60m

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