Zin Mar Lwin is a mom, a wife, a daughter and a hard worker who lives in a remote community in rural Myanmar. Zin is 9-months pregnant with her second child and, unfortunately, there is no longer an operational health clinic in her community to help Zin deliver her baby.
In many remote areas of Myanmar, the health system is in poor condition, and traditional forms of medicine still dominate. Mah Hla Hla is a Public Health Supervisor a village in rural Myanmar, when she came to this village where Zin lives she had to break through these traditional health systems by going door-to-door and introducing herself to the community to build trust...
Mah Hla Hla is a Public Health Supervisor in a village in rural Myanmar. She learned that Zin’s Husband, Soe, was not allowing Zin to eat anything but rice and jaggery (a traditional meal in Myanmar), and that Zin was not allowed to sleep during the day. These rules are based on traditional beliefs that too much food and sleep can negatively affect the baby...
Mie Mie works for World Vision under the ENRICH:1000 Day Journey initiative in Myanmar. Mie Mie grew up in Myanmar with a very supportive family, and mother. Mie Mie’s mom allowed her to go to school, work and attend trainings, which she attributes to her success...
Mie Mie works for World Vision under the ENRICH:1000 Day Journey initiative in Myanmar. Mie Mie does this work because she wants the women in her community, and her country, to feel supported, to be independent and to feel free to stand up for themselves. Mie Mie does this work through running programs in health and nutrition, gender issues and rights awareness...
May Wah Paw works for World Vision as a gender officer under the ENRICH:1000 Day Journey initiative in Myanmar. In order to reduce the high maternal dealth rate, World Vision is working with the men in these communities through a program called MenCare...
Aye Yee Cho took part in World Vision’s MenCare sessions in his community, and now he has been trained by World Vision to teach MenCare to the broader community. Aye Yee Cho says that he didn’t even know about gender rights or what they were, he now believes that these rights are important for himself and his community to know and understand...
Aye Yee Cho took part in World Vision’s MenCare sessions in his community, and now he has been trained by World Vision to teach MenCare to the broader community. Aye Yee Cho says that the men’s behaviour and knowledge will be better because of the MenCare activities in the community...
Mah Thin Thin is a mom, a wife, a community leader and a hard worker who lives in a remote village in rural Myanmar. Mah Thin Thin’s husband makes charcoal in the jungle and built the house that the family lives in, he is also very supportive of Mah Thin Thin...
Zin Mar Lwin is a mom, a wife, a daughter and a hard worker who lives in a remote community in rural Myanmar. Zin’s husband works in the fields during the rainy season and is a carpenter when it is the dry season. Zin has taken part in World Vision health and nutrition activities, and she has a desire to be more engaged with what World Vision is doing in her village...
Soe lives in a remote community in rural Myanmar. Soe works tending his crops in the fields during the rainy season, and is a carpenter in the dry season. When he has work, Soe does not make a lot of money, which makes it hard to make ends meet. Soe’s wife, Zin is pregnant with their second child and he often wonders how he will be able support his growing family...
PRESSURE BABY documents the emotional journey of Zin, a young woman living in one of the most remote communities in Myanmar. This intimate film grants a glimpse into the life of a mother, wife and daughter whose story seems so unique, but is sadly an all-too-common reality for millions of women. It’s a story of the realities of development and evolving family dynamics, which can make a life or death difference in the health and futures of communities everywhere.
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