Society
8x13'
Foreign Mothers Giving Birth in France
Running Time: 8x13'
/ Format: SD
/ Available versions: FR
The women come from Algeria, China, Angola, Senegal, Mongolia, Japan, Korea, Argentina and Brazil. They all gave birth in France. How have these foreign mothers experienced their pregnancies and deliveries so far away from their families? What traditions are followed and why? What hides behind the customs? This series depicts the rites related to childbirth in different countries through these women’s stories.
Direction: Dorothée Poivre d’Arvor, Laurence Serfaty
Broadcasters: France 5, Odyssée