Premiering on Link TV, "The Edge of Joy" follows the lives of Nigerian caregivers working on the front lines of maternal care.
Dying for Life
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 In Nepal, activist groups are working with the government to keep young women in school by helping them avoid early marriage. |
 Child marriages are common in Nepal, particularly among the poor. But the practice carries with it devastating consequences for young girls’ health and well-being. |
 In "Edge of Joy," filmmaker Dawn Shapiro goes inside a busy maternity ward in Nigeria, where maternal deaths are among the world's highest. |
 Women and rural families' attitudes toward family planning are slowly changing in India, and public health experts in Assam say they are seeing an increase in the use of contraceptives. |
 Boat clinics in India provide family planning services, immunizations, antenatal care to pregnant women and basic healthcare to socially and geographically isolated villages along the Brahmaptra Ri |
 Families in Kano, Nigeria struggle to procure blood for mothers suffering from obstetric hemorrhage during delivery. A new blood bank next to the hospital offers hope. |
 The mighty Brahmaputra River separates thousands from adequate healthcare facilities in Assam, India. |
 Assam has the highest maternal mortality rates in India. |
 Over 36,000 women in Nigeria die each year due to post-delivery complications. |
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Tuberculosis, one of the world's deadliest diseases, has long been forgotten by most Americans, but it is re-emerging in a new, virulent form around the world. |
 Every year about 70,000 women die due to pregnancy and childbirth related causes in India. |