• Director(s):

    UNGER (Michael)

  • Producer(s):

    ARTE GEIE

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2010

  • Language(s):

    German, French

  • Rights:

    NON-THEATRICAL, TV, VOD, DVD, INTERNET

They are aged 13 and 14 and are giving birth to their first child - a sadly common situation in Central African Republic. More than 1 teenager in 6 gives birth to a child each year. 1 child in 7 dies before its first birthday - a figure that amounts to 85 per 1,000 births.

When she is not out working in the fields, Marie-Claude is busy working as a midwife. She helps about 60 mothers a week give birth to their babies, with whatever means she has to hand.