This film explores and examines natural childbirth and how it is being accepted. The film shows a Childbirth Education Class at work. These classes are teaching women to understand and control what is happening to their bodies during childbirth, and it involves fathers to be.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
012996
Language
English
Subject categories
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Childbirth
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Women - Health and hygiene
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
U-Matic (low band); Access Print (Section 1)