# Lesotho’s male midwives challenge tradition amid high maternal death rate

https://mins.news/en/video/39748

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-01 04:53 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5MLg5le3Ks

> A growing number of men in Lesotho are becoming midwives, challenging traditional gender roles while helping deliver maternity care in communities with limited access to health facilities. About 300 male midwives now work in the country. The WHO says 478 women died per 100,000 live births there last year, more than twice the global average.