Little Cause for Mother's Day Celebrations in Rural Mozambique

By: Mercedes Sayagues | 05/11/2012

This weekend, as many nations prepare to celebrate Mother's Day, Mozambique released the figures from its latest demographic health survey. The figures show a climbing birth rate and -- particularly for women in rural areas -- limited access to maternity care or clean, well-equipped health clinics. Knight International Journalism Fellow Mercedes Sayagues recently visited health clinics in one remote province, and shows the realities in this report.

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