You're eating for two

This film is designed to teach pregnant women how to give birth to a healthy, happy baby. It explains what is meant by a balanced diet. It also touches upon other aspects, such as prenatal exercises and proper weight gain. The message of the film is clear: good nutrition may be as important for proper mental and physical development before birth as afterwards.

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Credits

producer

Tom Daly

production company

ONF | NFB

director

Malca Gillson

Duration

00:18:19:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1977

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012288

Language

English

Subject categories

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health education

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Nutrition

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Pregnancy - Nutritional aspects

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Women - Health and hygiene

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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Canada, 1977

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