home birth

Pieces of a Woman

Wed, 30 Dec 2020

When a young mother's home birth ends in unfathomable tragedy, she begins a year-long odyssey of mourning that fractures relationships with loved ones in this deeply personal story of a woman learning to live alongside her loss.

The Business of Being Born

Wed, 09 Jan 2008

Birth: it's a miracle. A rite of passage. A natural part of life. But more than anything, birth is a business. Compelled to find answers after a disappointing birth experience with her first child, actress Ricki Lake recruits filmmaker Abby Epstein to explore the maternity care system in America

The Birth of a Baby

Sat, 14 May 1938

Mrs. Burgess explains menstruation to her teen-aged daughter by showing her diagrams in a medical book. Her daughter-in-law Mary then tells Mrs. Burgess that she wishes that she, too, knew more about her body. She also reveals that she may be expecting a baby and is apprehensive about her safety and the changes that a new baby will bring to her life.

The Birth Reborn 2

Thu, 10 May 2018

Featuring experts in their fields and raw and moving footage, this documentary makes a case for increased autonomy in women's choices for childbirth.

All My Babies... A Midwife's Own Story

Thu, 31 Dec 1953

George Stoney investigates the living conditions, both good and bad, in the rural, segregated South.

More Business of Being Born

Tue, 08 Nov 2011

Executive Producer Ricki Lake and Filmmaker Abby Epstein follow their landmark documentary,'The Business of Being Born', with an all-new, four part DVD series that continues their provocative and entertaining exploration of the modern maternity care system. Exploration of the maternity care system, including birthing options and celebrity birth stories.

Birthing at Home

Fri, 15 May 2009

Alexis is a 32-year-old white woman married to Alain, an African from Rwanda. This documentary focuses on Alexis giving birth in her parents home. As her parents and great-grandmother look on, a calm mid-wife delivers ten and a half pound Jazmine. The documentary is Interspersed with interviews with Alexis, her husband, Alexis' parents, the soon to be great-grandmother and the midwife.

Born at Home

Tue, 20 Feb 2024

The Born at Home documentary explores and uncovers the empowering journey of homebirth, shedding light on the often overlooked and misunderstood option that has transformed lives. Born at Home dives into real stories of women navigating birth trauma and examines how a shift in environment and informed choices can reshape the birthing experience. Wisdom is shared from homebirth families, interwoven with evidence-based information from midwives, medical professionals, doulas, researchers and maternity advocates.

Birth Into Being - The Russian Waterbirth Experience

Thu, 07 Jan 1999

Russian Spiritual Midwife, Tatyana Sargunas and her filmmaker husband Alexei, recorded five totally natural, incredible waterbirths. This video takes you on a breathtaking expedition to witness families birthing in the Black Sea, and into their home to see the birth of their own babies in a handmade clear birthing pool.

Birth In Action

Sun, 01 Jan 2012

Birth In Action chronicles the experience of one family's journey through a natural childbirth. This documentary takes an in-depth look at the natural birthing process, as well as the various stages of labor and birth from the moment the mother's water breaks to the glorious birth of the couple's son. Complete with insightful interviews from one of today's leading Midwives and the Doulas and Educators who helped make it possible. This documentary provides some of the most current information available today on 'low-tech' births without medical intervention

Entre leurs mains

Wed, 11 Dec 2013