“Demographic Danger”

Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem was founded on a promise to serve all patients with the same, excellent care. But fear and prejudice affecting midwives and their patients put the ideal to the test.

Featuring:

Drorit Hochner, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mount Scopus Hospital; Rabbi Benny Lau; Dikla Aharon, journalist; Dori Adar, online developer; Tami Doron, Avia, and Rivka nurse-midwives; and Jewish and Arab mothers who gave birth or considered giving birth at Mt. Scopus Hospital.

Credits:

Produced by Shaina Shealy, originally for Making Contact {radioproject.org}, with Monica Lopez and executive producer Lisa Rudman. Adaptation for WINGS by Frieda Werden. Music credits: Beware of Safety, A New Dawn, Adriana Krikl, Cuddle Formation, Ergo Phizmiz, Monplaisir, Kirill Shirokov, Lee Rosevere, and Quiet Music for Tiny Robots. 


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