The childbirth movement started in the 1950s from an out cry of parents that felt birth had to be changed. Back then women were literally being medicated, tied down with straps, and left alone to labor for hours. Fathers were excluded from attending the births of their babies. An article written in the Ladies Home … Read moreDo We Still Need a Childbirth Movement?
How women experience birth matters. Incredible inner power, courage, and strength can be found within the birth process. Starting at conception and then continuing, women begin through pregnancy and birth to understand their bodies and lives in ways they may never have comprehended before. To produce a human being that has a heart that beats, … Read moreBirth Matters
The documentary shines a light on childbirth issues in a call to action. Each woman is asked to consider if she has the power and freedom to give birth however she desires — in a hospital, at home, in a birthing center, with a midwife, with a physician, with interventions or without. Do pregnant … Read moreFreedom to Give Birth?