Uses interviews with middle aged mothers and information from Carole S. McCauley’s book, to allay the fears of women contemplating pregnancy after 35. Shows emotional and physical reactions to pregnancy at this age, discusses Down’s syndrome and demonstrates an amniocentesis which test foetal chromosomes.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
014934
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Women - Interviews
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Down's syndrome
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health education
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Middle aged women - Health and hygiene
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Pregnancy
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Pregnancy - Psychological aspects
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)