Beyond babyland / produced, directed, written, edited by Craig Leake and David Appleby.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Appleby, David, 1948- director, producer.

Leake, Craig, director, producer.

Davis, Viola, 1965- narrator.

Cinema Guild, film distributor.

University of Memphis, production company.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Infants--Mortality--Tennessee--Memphis.

Infants.

African Americans--Tennessee--Memphis.

African Americans.

Maternal health services--Tennessee.

Maternal health services.

Health services accessibility--Tennessee.

Health services accessibility.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (56 minutes)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Cinema Guild, 2010.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Of the thirty most industrialized nations, the U.S. has the worst record of infant mortality, with African American babies dying at three times the rate of whites. In some places, that rate equals those of many third world countries. When filmmakers David Appleby and Craig Leake discovered that their hometown of Memphis has the highest infant mortality rate in the country, they decided to follow those individuals who were working to reverse the statistics. Soon they began meeting some of the young pregnant mothers most at risk, and decided to concentrate much of their efforts on learning more about their particular circumstances.

Participant:

Narrator: Viola Davis.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed May 17, 2019).

OCLC:

1104051276