Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and the Farm Midwives (2013)
Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and The Farm Midwives captures a spirited group of women who taught themselves how to deliver babies on a 1970s hippie commune. Today as nearly one third of all US babies are born via C-section, they fight to protect their knowledge and to promote respectful, safe maternity practices all over the globe. From the backs of their technicolor school buses, these pioneers rescued American midwifery from extinction, changed the way a generation approached pregnancy, and filmed nearly everything they did. With unprecedented access to the midwives' archival video collection, as well as modern day footage of life at the alternative intentional community where they live, this documentary shows childbirth the way most people have never seen it--unadorned, unabashed, and awe-inspiring.
Cast
- Ina May Gaskin - Ina May Gaskin
Keywords
pregnancy, midwife, labor, woman director, natural birth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and the Farm Midwives about?
- Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and The Farm Midwives captures a spirited group of women who taught themselves how to deliver babies on a 1970s hippie commune. Today as nearly one third of all US babies are born via C-section, they fight to protect their knowledge and to promote respectful, safe maternity practices all over the globe. From the backs of their technicolor school buses, these pioneers rescued American midwifery from extinction, changed the way a generation approached pregnancy, and filmed nearly everything they did. With unprecedented access to the midwives' archival video collection, as well as modern day footage of life at the alternative intentional community where they live, this documentary shows childbirth the way most people have never seen it--unadorned, unabashed, and awe-inspiring.
- Who directed Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and the Farm Midwives?
- Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and the Farm Midwives was directed by Sara Lamm, Mary Wigmore.
- Who stars in Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and the Farm Midwives?
- Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and the Farm Midwives stars Ina May Gaskin.
- How long is Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and the Farm Midwives?
- Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and the Farm Midwives has a runtime of 1h 35m (95 minutes).
- What genre is Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and the Farm Midwives?
- Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and the Farm Midwives is a History, Documentary film.
- Where was Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and the Farm Midwives produced?
- Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and the Farm Midwives was produced in United States of America.