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Giving Birth
Now updated and in DVD format, Giving Birth is the acclaimed film by Suzanne Arms that compares the medical model of birth with the biological model for birth. 3 obstetricians and a hospital labor and delivery nurse speak on the importance of natural, normal birth. A doula talks about what a doula is and does, and the value of having a doula with a woman throughout labor, to support both her and her partner and to protect the process. Also included are a water birth and a cesarean mother speaking about her experience of cesarean birth.
The film show midwifery care and follows one woman, Molly, through a prenatal visit and through labor and the first hours after birth. Birth is on a birthing stool and the father is actively involved. There is no full-frontal nudity. Suitable for children. Features Dr. Christiane Northrup (author, "Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom).
NOTE: Research done on Giving Birth proved that this film is effective in lowering the level of fear of birth in men as well as women.
Special bonus material includes clips from the first hour after birth, with no separation of mother and baby, and no interruption in the flow, as the family bonds with the new baby: the birth of the placenta, cutting of the cord, breastfeeding, father and his newborn son, and the 2 year old sibling with her new brother, as well as the midwife's commentary on the birth.
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Birthing The Future's International Symposia Series
The Roots of Love & Violence: Birth and the Primal Period
Beautifully staged, filmed and edited into, boxed DVD sets. These are 2 intimate, provocative, and inspiring events. Weaving ancient wisdom and current scientific evidence, "Talk Story" and cross-cultural practices. A multi-ethnic and international cast of presenters. Hear from physicians, midwives, nurses, doulas, healers, therapists, anthropologists, sociologists, chiropractors, teachers, mothers, fathers, and elders.
Perfect for showing to friends and colleagues in your home. Equally valuable for creating successful events that bring practical vision to your community at a fraction of the cost of traveling to a live, international conference or bringing outside speakers to your community. We provide you with the speakers live on film. You provide the panels of local parents and professionals. The result � raised consciousness!
*A brand new concept in personal, public and professional education.
Hosted by acclaimed author, filmmaker, speaker, visionary - Suzanne Arms. Explore the issues that surround how we welcome humans into the world and care for each mother-baby pair
Symposium I 3-hours, 3 DVD set - Home use $59.99, Institution $99.99
- the mother baby bond & mothering
- conscious conception & optimal pregnancy
- healing childbearing loss
- healing birth trauma
- birth centers and the international water birth movement
- birth as a sacred rite of passage
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Symposium II 5-hours, 5 DVD set - Home use $79.99, Institution $149.99
- safety & the place of birth
- medical doctors and midwifery care
- leading edge science (cellular biology to brain development)
- indigenous & ancient wisdom
- circumcision & genital integrity
- breast & formula feeding, fathers & partners
- birthing centers
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WEBSITE SPECIALBoth Symposium 1 & 2 Home use $109.95
Institution $200.00
Each set is conveniently packaged in a slim box/binder with individual DVD sleeves and each disc is divided into chapters for easy viewing.
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The Psychology of Birth:
An Introduction to Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and the Impact of Birth on our Lives
In this ground-breaking documentary, noted experts show how a child's personality and approach to life is shaped during the first nine months - from conception through birth. Included is brief live footage of an extraordinary, natural birth as well as intimate scenes from therapeutic sessions with several adults who have chosen to re-experience their original birth trauma as a means of healing and freeing themselves from the patterns it left in their lives. Featuring interviews with Dr. Thomas Verny, author of The Secret Life of the Unborn Child, and Dr. Marshall Klaus, neonatologist and author of Your Amazing Newborn, this video will help adult audiences of all ages and backgrounds understand the impact of our earliest experiences - from our time in the womb through the process of bonding to our mother. 43 minutes, color, English in DVD format
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It's My Body, My Baby, My Birth
In this fine film, 7 mothers from diverse backgrounds share the intimate and emotional journey to natural childbirth. Also included are interviews with their partners, an obstetrician, a certified nurse midwife and a licensed midwife. This film addresses the paramount issues of most childbearing women - and men - today: safety, fear and pain. Included is a woman had a cesarean for her first birth and a woman who switches to a birth center during the last month of her pregnancy in order to have the birth she desires. The filmmakers want as many people as possible to see this film and understand the importance of natural childbirth. Thus the extraordinary low price. This film is suitable for children as well as adults. 27 minutes, color. English in DVD format