Asia Insight · SEASON 4
Caring for Life: Laos Midwives
Episode 34 · 2015-10-02
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
Being one of the most undeveloped countries in Asia, Laos still lacks adequate medical services in rural areas, and the mortality rate for pregnant women is ranked bottom among all the ASEAN member nations. We follow a Laotian midwife in her tireless efforts to change peoples' thinking and provide care to mothers and their newborn babies.
28 minutes
Season 4 episodes
1. Retail Revolution: Philippines2015-01-02
2. Spreading Light with Plastic Bottles2015-01-09
3. Thailand's Low Carbon Vision2015-01-23
4. Escaping Poverty: Brick Workers in Bangladesh2015-01-30
5. Prayers for Aceh: A Decade after the Indian Ocean Tsunami2015-02-06
6. Vietnamese Chase their Dreams in Laos2015-02-13
7. Shoes for Everyone: Bhutan2015-02-20
8. Finding the Missing Elderly: Zhejiang, China2015-03-06
9. Islamic Fashion: In Vogue2015-03-13
10. The World's Largest Kung Fu School2015-03-20
11. Women Mean Business in Papua New Guinea2015-03-27
12. New Challenges for an Aging Society: Singapore2015-04-03
13. Public Transport Taipei Style2015-04-10
14. China's Fight against Counterfeit Products2015-05-01
15. Living with Agent Orange2015-05-08
16. Leading the Way for Gay Marriage: Vietnam2015-05-15
17. Vietnam War: Young Men in an Old Film2015-05-22
18. Vietnam's New Distribution Hub2015-05-29
19. Cambodia's Mother of Disabled Children2015-06-12
20. Learning English in the Philipines2015-06-19
21. A Tough Test for Silk Road Merchants2015-06-26
22. Innovative Farming in Singapore2015-07-03
23. The Battle against Legal Abandonment2015-07-17
24. China's Car Models Clean-up2015-07-24
25. Retail Revolution - Philippines2015-07-31
26. The Post-Umbrella Revolution - Hong Kong2015-08-07
27. Finding the Missing Elderly: Zhejiang, China2015-08-14
28. The Abandoned "Dog of God", China2015-08-21
29. Happiness through Nutrition in Cambodia2015-08-28
30. 24 Hours in Beijing's Gourmet Town2015-09-04
31. South Korea Seeks Skilled Foreigners2015-09-11
32. Thailand's Low Carbon Vision2015-09-18
33. African Students in Chinese Acrobatics2015-09-25
34. Caring for Life: Laos Midwives2015-10-02
35. Foreign Nationals Learn Chinese Culture2015-10-16
36. Tibet's Changing Landscape: Lhasa2015-10-23
37. Home Alone in China2015-10-30
38. Promoting Organic Farming in Laos2015-11-06
39. Crossing the Border: Korea's Divided Families2015-11-13
40. China's Christmas Town: One Belt, One Road from Yiwu2015-11-20
41. Shanghai: Natives and Newcomers2015-11-27
42. Beijing's Underground Artists2015-12-11
43. China: E-Shopping Village2015-12-18
