Watch Luis Crouch explain the ripple effect of educating girls on maternal health

In the 6th lesson of our EdBits series, Luis Crouch illustrates different factors explaining why educating girls reduces the number of women who die during childbirth.  He starts by explaining that when more girls are educated, more women become professional birth attendants and therefore more births are attended by professionals, which results in fewer deaths during childbirth.  Luis goes on to explain that the use of contraceptives among educated women is more prevalent which in turn results in less children per mother and subsequently reduces the risk of death during childbirth due to fewer births occurring.

Sound like a tongue twister? Watch Luis explain these concepts and several more in a way you are sure to understand.