Nancy Durrell McKenna

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Nancy Durrell McKenna is an award-winning photographer and filmmaker. She founded the charity SafeHands for Mothers in 2003 with the aim of reducing maternal and newborn mortality through the production of documentaries that raise awareness, educate, train and influence policy towards the health of mothers, newborns and their families.

At the end of 2011, Nancy flew to Sierra Leone to produce a film on the impact of emergency obstetric care on the lives of mothers and their newborns. This film is part of a program, Making it Happe,n funded by Unicef with the aim of increasing obstetrics and gynecology skills in health professionals in five countries including Sierra Leone. The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and the Ministry of Health Sierra Leone are responsible for delivering this program locally.

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U.K. Mother's Day -- A Cause for Celebration, But Not for All

0 Comments | Posted March 16, 2012 | 4:38 PM

As many families will be happily celebrating motherhood in the United Kingdom this Sunday, there are others around the world who sadly will not. London-based charity, SafeHands for Mothers, whose aim is to reduce maternal and newborn mortality, has launched this week its latest film Making It Happen,...

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Making It Happen: Reflections on Maternal Care in Sierra Leone

0 Comments | Posted January 25, 2012 | 11:37 AM

I have traveled and worked in over 40 countries filming and recording the, rituals and traditions around pregnancy and birth and have seen many shocking things but nothing prepared me for the emotional challenge of what I witnessed in Sierra Leone. Within two days I saw five stillborn births and...

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