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Outlook: My life as a midwife on the frontline

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My life as a midwife on the frontline

25/05/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - Outlook, My life as a midwife on the frontline

Anna Kent has delivered babies in some of the most troubled places in the world

Anna Kent has delivered babies in warzones, the aftermath of disasters and refugee camps - experiences which would profoundly change her and shape her own journey to motherhood.

Anna Kent was a 26-year-old nurse from the UK when she joined humanitarian aid organisation Médecins Sans Frontières. She has delivered babies in warzones, the aftermath of major disasters and in refugee camps - experiences which would profoundly change her and shape her own journey to motherhood. She tells Jo Fidgen about keeping mothers and babies safe in some of the most troubled places in the world. 

Please be warned that this programme contains disturbing descriptions of baby loss. These are an important picture of what some pregnant women and medical practitioners have to face in difficult conditions but some listeners will find this distressing.

Anna has written a book about her experiences, Frontline Midwife.

Jong-So Lim is a 75-year-old grandmother from South Korea, but you wouldn't know it to look at her. She is also a prize-winning bodybuilder, adopting dramatic poses to show off her sculpted muscles. Jo Fidgen spoke to Jong-So and her granddaughter Heewon Seo in 2019. 

(Photo: Anna Kent in Haiti, 2010. Courtesy of Anna Kent)

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