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PBS NewsHour | The Best and Worst Places to Be a Mom | PBS

Duration: 05:44
Program: PBS NewsHour #10323
Broadcast Date: May. 8, 2012

Norway is the healthiest country in the world to be a mother, according to a new report released by the international non-profit Save the Children. The worst: West Africa's Niger. Gwen Ifill and Save the Children President Carolyn Miles discuss what countries are best and worth at creating healthy children and mothers.

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Post Date: May 8, 2012