Freedom For Birth (2012)
Women will take childbirth back
A documentary that re-frames Human Rights issues as the most pressing issue in childbirth today; calling for radical change to the world's maternity systems - this is the Mothers' Revolution. In many countries around the world, women are being denied the most basic human right of autonomy over their own bodies. They cannot choose how and where to give birth. Those that persist in their desire to have a normal, physiological birth are sometimes forced by judges to surrender to surgery or threatened with having their babies taken away by child welfare services. In many countries, if a woman wants to have a home birth supported by a midwife, those midwives face criminal prosecution. Some midwives, like Ágnes Geréb in Hungary, are even imprisoned. FREEDOM FOR BIRTH calls for radical reform to the world’s maternity systems so that these Human Rights violations stop and women are afforded real choice as to how and where they give birth.
Cast
- Sheila Kitzinger - Self
- Ina May Gaskin - Self
- Michel Odent - Self
- Ágnes Geréb - Self
- Anna Ternovsky - Self
Screenplay
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Freedom For Birth about?
- A documentary that re-frames Human Rights issues as the most pressing issue in childbirth today; calling for radical change to the world's maternity systems - this is the Mothers' Revolution. In many countries around the world, women are being denied the most basic human right of autonomy over their own bodies. They cannot choose how and where to give birth. Those that persist in their desire to have a normal, physiological birth are sometimes forced by judges to surrender to surgery or threatened with having their babies taken away by child welfare services. In many countries, if a woman wants to have a home birth supported by a midwife, those midwives face criminal prosecution. Some midwives, like Ágnes Geréb in Hungary, are even imprisoned. FREEDOM FOR BIRTH calls for radical reform to the world’s maternity systems so that these Human Rights violations stop and women are afforded real choice as to how and where they give birth.
- Who directed Freedom For Birth?
- Freedom For Birth was directed by Toni Harman, Alex Wakeford.
- Who stars in Freedom For Birth?
- Freedom For Birth stars Sheila Kitzinger, Ina May Gaskin, Michel Odent, Ágnes Geréb, Anna Ternovsky.
- How long is Freedom For Birth?
- Freedom For Birth has a runtime of 58m (58 minutes).
- What genre is Freedom For Birth?
- Freedom For Birth is a Documentary film.
- Where was Freedom For Birth produced?
- Freedom For Birth was produced in United Kingdom.