Aiming to reduce the number of women who die during childbirth, a program in Guatemala is training and empowering young indigenous women to become educated midwives. In this documentary by Every Mother Counts, see how the first class of university-level midwives, or "parteras," blend the community’s traditional practices of their mentor traditional midwives, or “comadronas” with the critically needed care their families and neighbors deserve. | National Geographic History