Childbirth: All or Nothing

What's your idea of the perfect birth? Do you want every medical intervention known to science or do you want to go it alone, without the help of a doctor or midwife? And what about after birth? Perhaps you'll hang on to

Childbirth Banned in Paradise

Pregnant women from the paradise island of Fernando de Noronha, 360km off the Brazilian coast, are separated from their families and workplaces and sent to the mainland 12 weeks before giving birth. Pressure is brought u

Childbirth Workout With Gabrielle Dolan

Childbirth as an Athletic Feat

A class of expectant mothers practise ante-natal exercises designed by Kathleen Vaughan at Paddington (LCC Hospital), London. The purpose of each exercise is explained by intertitles prior to the footage. One of the wome

Laugh and Learn about Childbirth, 2nd Edition

'Laugh and Learn About Childbirth', America's # 1 Childbirth Class, is the first video in a series of educational classes for pregnant couples, and the only comprehensive childbirth course on the market. This new 2 DVD-S

Penny Simkin’s Comfort Measures for Childbirth

The 91-minutes are divided into 4 sections: 1) Basic relaxation and rhythmic breathing, 2) Comfort measures, devices, and positions, 3) Techniques to help with back pain and labor progress, and 4) Positions and technique

Laboring under an illusion. Mass media childbirth vs the real thing

100 video clips contrast real and fictional birth scenes, from the silly to the sublime. Anthropologist Vicki Elson shares highlights from her collection of TV and movie birth scenes -- in hospitals, bathtubs, cars, spac

In Labour

Pinku from 1968.

Ninshin bunben chûhzetsu

Pink film directed by Shinya Yamamoto.