About this story
In the Lower Shire Valley, midwives navigate flooding, distance, and thin resources to bring new life safely into the world. Their stories are a window into the everyday heroism of maternal healthcare.
Maternal HealthMidwiferyRural Life
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Zanele: When the floods come, how do mothers reach you in time?
Midwife: Sometimes they can't — so we go to them, by boat if we have to.
Zanele: That's an extraordinary commitment.
Midwife: Every baby born safely is a whole family's future. It's worth the walk.
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Zanele Dlamini
South Africa
Public health nurse turned health-education broadcaster.
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🌍 English🇲🇼 Chichewa
