childbirth
26 movies and shows
The Book Of Vision
Thu, 08 Jul 2021
Eva, a mysterious doctor, searches for an answer to her urgent dilemma as she unravels Dr. Anmuth's Book of Vision. Henry gets involved in her life and is forced to confront his own nature, as Eva faces the biggest decision of her life.
Christmas on Cherry Lane
Sat, 09 Dec 2023
Three couples at different parts of life navigate big turning points in their lives over the holidays.
What to Expect When You're Expecting
Thu, 17 May 2012
Challenges of impending parenthood turn the lives of five couples upside down. Two celebrities are unprepared for the surprise demands of pregnancy; hormones wreak havoc on a baby-crazy author, while her husband tries not to be outdone by his father, who's expecting twins with his young trophy wife; a photographer's husband isn't sure about his wife's adoption plans; a one-time hook-up results in a surprise pregnancy for rival food-truck owners.
Life Begins
Sat, 10 Sep 1932
A day in the maternity ward from the lens of accepted morals and medical attitudes of 1932. The ward includes women from all walks of life and situations.
Birthing Justice
Thu, 05 Jan 2023
BIRTHING JUSTICE, a feature-length documentary film, captures the experiences and challenges of Black women, their families, caretakers and advocates, and examines the structures and systems that determine disparate rates of mortality.
Nicholas and the Baby
Tue, 01 Jan 1980
The first childbirth for children film ever made which launched a sibling preparation movement across the US.
Bandit
Fri, 23 Sep 2022
After escaping a Michigan prison, a charming career criminal assumes a new identity in Canada and goes on to rob a record 59 banks and jewellery stores while being hunted by a rogue task force. Based on the true story of The Flying Bandit.
The District Nurse
Thu, 31 Dec 1942
The diary of a typical non-stop working day of a wartime district nurse.
The Creation Of Life
Fri, 23 Jan 1948
This silent film from 1948 "The Creation of Life" briefly demonstrates how a fetus forms and graphically shows different types of births. It was made by Sherwood Picture Corp., and may have been sold both to schools and professional organizations for medical education, and to the public for shock value. (Several similar birth films were sold in this era through home catalogs and photography shops.) Summary: By means of diagrams, conceptions and pregnancy are explained. Views of various methods of delivery are shown. Created by: T. Marc Sherwood
A Lullaby for Yellow Roses
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
A migrant working-class couple, after losing their daughter to an ill-fated destiny, seeks friends in each other.
Kampf um ein Kind
Thu, 27 Mar 1975
A West Berlin doctor, married with a two-year-old child, leaves her husband to go to Munich to work in the birth clinic of a hospital. Her husband doesn’t know that she’s pregnant with their second child. Will she have to choose between motherhood and her career?
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.
Lullaby
Tue, 17 May 2022
Amaia has just become a mother, and the challenge is even more significant than she imagined. So when her partner has to leave for several weeks because of his job, she decides to spend time with her parents in a lovely coastal village in the Basque Country and hopefully share the responsibility of looking after her baby. However, she forgot that even when one becomes a parent, one never stops being a daughter.
Za shussan
Sat, 06 Sep 1986
The obstetrics and gynecology department where Juri Takahashi is about to give birth is a horrifyingly abnormal hospital. When young women come to the doctor's office, they are always put to sleep under anesthesia. The director and his assistants perform all kinds of acts on them, and they record the scenes with a video camera and collect them.
To Plan a Family
Sun, 01 Jan 1967
The first part of this educational film is devoted to testimonials from women about their contraception followed by an illustrated description of the contraceptives used and increasingly popular.
Alma et les autres...
Thu, 01 Jan 2004
After giving birth to her first child at age 20, Mona Achache had the idea to make a film on childbirth. She filmed the work of midwives to produce this documentary, which became a reference in more than 500 maternity wards and private midwives' offices in France during birth preparation sessions.
Rosemont
Sat, 21 Nov 2015
Four people become trapped in the once-vibrant Rosemont Lodge during a blizzard before Christmas.
A Baby is Born
Tue, 01 Jan 1974
Waiting for the moment you've been waiting for for 9 months: the birth of your child. A couple is faced with preparing for childbirth. Excitement and personal worries mingle, and even if a woman is surrounded during this so-called ‘magical’ moment, she finds herself alone in the face of her fatigue, contractions and pain. This unique moment is accompanied by medical explanations of childbirth, contractions, time management during labour and a discussion of contraception, making this film an educational documentary.
Good Girl
Sat, 18 Feb 2023
After ending a six year relationship, a well-behaved, Jewish, OBGYN decides to turn her brain off and her body on by exploring BDSM; instances of which are popping up in the most unusual places.
