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Four Paths to Dignity

Mothers • 27m

Directed by Gabriela Chaim Tumax • Documentary • 2022 • 28 minutes

Four Paths to Dignity profiles the pursuit of dignity for Guatemalan midwives. The midwives confront challenges, as they battle racism and a health establishment that strives to prevent them from providing care that is culturally appropriate. Although the midwives provide important services to their communities, they are opposed by a government that seeks to eliminate their practice. This film reveals their activism and their struggle to gain recognition by the medical establishment.

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activism, doc, documentary, el salvador, epf media, expository, four paths to dignity, gender, guatemala, healthcare, latin america, latin american studies, medicine, ovid, pregnancy, reproductive rights, social issues, social justice, sociss, spanish, women's healthcare, women's rights, women's studies

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