Here is a collection of videos I find inspiring and/or thought provoking
Although this looks like an unassisted birth there is a midwife present. This is what good midwifery looks like:
Unassisted waterbirth with a nuchal cord:
A woman births her baby while waiting for her midwife:
Breech waterbirth:
The risks of routine antenatal care:
At Home in Maine: homebirth films - a collection of beautifully filmed homebirths from Women in the Moon Films:
One World Birth: watch out for the release of this film:
Find out more about this project here
Your videos were helpful in your blog. Could you make videos of the comfort measures you discuss?
Elizabeth – I will try to do this in the future. You can download a pdf of the ‘creating space’ techniques from the ‘In celebration of the OP baby’ post. Some are self explanatory but I will try to get some videos when I can get a pregnant woman and a video camera together.
Greetings:
Just discovered your blog and like it a lot!
I’m a filmmaker creating films about homebirth in Maine–would love to have a link–or some of my videos added to your blog. I’d be happy to cross-link your blog, too.
Check out my site:
http://www.mainehomebirth.wordpress.com
Not just for Mainers!
Nicolle
thanks for posting!
nicolle
I think you have offer a lot of good information on your website, but I am not impressed at all with the “Birthsmart” video. In very poor taste, IMO.
Great Blog….
BirthsMart was a great cartoon! hospital births in a nutshell
I love your blog and I think the information you give is fantastic.
I’m the film-maker behind the ONE WORLD BIRTH global film project which is all about making birth better around the world – featuring many of the “big” (and amazing) names in birth:
Sheila Kitzinger, Ina May Gaskin, Michel Odent, Sarah Buckley, Debra-Pascali Bonaro, Cathy Warwick, Prof Sally Tracy, Prof Soo Downe, Denis Walsh, Prof Cecily Begley plus lots more midwives, obstetricians, birth professionals besides. And that’s just the start! Our mission is to help make change happen by connecting and promoting those who passionately care about making birth better.
If you thought it was appropriate, I would love you to include the ONE WORLD BIRTH trailer in your video section. Here’s a link to the site: http://oneworldbirth.com
We’re hoping to come to Australia later this year / early next year to film – would love to film you (if you’re interested) to include you in our project!
Congratulations once again on a great site.
Toni
I’ve added the trailer and a link in my video section. I would love to be involved in your project – it looks very exciting and is very much needed
Thanks for posting the One World Birth trailer. I would love love love you to be involved in our One World Birth project!!! I love your site, I love your posts and I think you are an important inspiring voice for so many people across the world!
Before the full-length documentary (which will come out in cinemas worldwide next year – that’s what we’re planning) we’re launching the main One World Birth site which is an online video resource featuring the world’s biggest birth experts for birth professionals to watch, inspire, connect and be involved in the whole project – so yes, once we launch, would love it if you could tell people about it! Until then if anyone is interested, there’s a “sign-up for more information” form on the oneworldbirth.com website!
Many thanks again and thanks for producing a wonderful resource!
Toni
Toni Harman, Producer/Director,
ONE WORLD BIRTH http://oneworldbirth.com
Hi Rachel, Lovely surprise to find the breech waterbirth in your list of good viewing. Even when I look at it now, three years after she was born, I still get goosebumps and find myself holding my breath while I wait for her head to be born. She and her mother taught me so much; I am so grateful to have been their midwife.
It is a beautiful birth – and what an honour to have been the midwife. It is great that this video can be shared and can help to eliminate fear around this variation of normal.
Thanks for posting the One World Birth trailer. I would love love love you to be involved in our One World Birth project!!! I love your site, I love your posts and I think you are an important inspiring voice for so many people across the world!
Before the full-length documentary (which will come out in cinemas worldwide next year – that’s what we’re planning) we’re launching the main One World Birth site which is an online video resource featuring the world’s biggest birth experts for birth professionals to watch, inspire, connect and be involved in the whole project – so yes, once we launch, would love it if you could tell people about it! Until then if anyone is interested, there’s a “sign-up for more information” form on the oneworldbirth.com website!
Many thanks again and thanks for producing a wonderful resource!
Toni
Toni Harman, Producer/Director,
ONE WORLD BIRTH http://oneworldbirth.com
+1
…step by step!!! World needs a “mind-change”!!!