Kill or Cure 6: Pregnancy

Synopsis:
As medical science enters a new age of high-tech miracles, we retrace the triumphs and disasters that have helped rescue humanity from pain and sickness. Pregnancy and childbirth make up an area of medicine that has suffered greatly from social, medical, religious and historical whims and misconceptions. This episode takes viewers on a journey through medical history from the ancient Egyptians, who linked fertility with the flooding of the Nile, to the dark ages when midwives were seen as witches and burned at the stake.

Duration: 1 hour

Production Deal: Co-produced with Discovery Health

HD Version: No

3D Version: No

Program Licensing: Available subject to current licenses.