Lesotho's Quiet Revolution: Male Midwives in the Fight Against Maternal Mortality In rural Lesotho, where childbirth is often fraught with danger, a quiet revolution is underway.
The country has bucked trends by embracing male midwives as part of its solution to maternal mortality, which affects sub Saharan Africa disproportionately.
Lesotho's statistics are stark: for every 100,000 live births, about 530 women die, far exceeding the global average of around 200.