Midwives A Global Perspective on Childbirth
(eVideo)

English

Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on December 17, 2011.

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Through interviews with midwives from 23 countries, this program explores the influence of culture, law, and religion on pregnancy and childbirth. Childbirth practices vary around the world: Will the birth occur at home, or in a hospital? With or without painkillers, and in what position? Who will be in the labor room? A Chilean midwife incarcerated by the Pinochet regime describes the powerful experience of helping pregnant prisoners deliver, and an American explains why she feels that childbirth in the U.S. has become depersonalized. Stressing the role of empathy in their profession, the midwives also discuss family planning, C-sections, female circumcision, and whether parents really do prefer boys over girls.

12 and up.

Contains nudity associated with childbirth.

Mode of access: Internet.

System requirements: Access Video On Demand playback platform.

Closed-captioned.