For the love of a child

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.

Credits

production company

Nomad Films International

producer/director

Douglas Stanley

Duration

00:48:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1980

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

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

U-Matic; Access Print (Section 1)

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation

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Australia, 1980