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

producer/director

Douglas Stanley

production company

Nomad Films International

Duration

00:48:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

31319

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

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