>> reporter: the documentary is codirected and produced by paula izelt and tanya lewis lee. >> i think people think of maternal health as a women's issue. but maternal health is an infant issue, a father issue, it's a family issue. >> reporter: paula was pregnant during filming and says she understands this issue interest meat. >> i think i do a lot from my personal experience. being in the thick of it while doing it i think just gave me so much of a point of connection. >> reporter: bruce mcintyre knows what deep loss feels like. the love of his life, amber rose isaac, passing away in april 2020. >> amber had such a pregnant glow to her. she was just so excited. during her second and third trimester, we started noticing she was having headaches. she was getting dizzy. she was having a tough time breathing. and all of her concerns were being taken lightly. >> reporter: bruce says by the time her symptoms were taken seriously, it was too late. >> she was constantly just being ignores, time and time and time again. and it actually took a midwife, it took a midwife of ours to make the dis