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MIDWIVES...LULLABIES...AND MOTHER EARTH

52 minutes/Grades 10-A

Produced by 220 Productions/A film by Julian Russell & Tony
Gailey

"We know more about what determines the health of spinach than
we do of people," says Dr. Michel Odent, a pioneer of the
natural birth movement. To Odent, health is the key to
changing the values by which we lead our lives.

When Odent first began to practice medicine, a woman giving
birth was treated as a critically ill patient rather than as a
person experiencing a natural act. By designing intimate
birthing rooms and giving mothers and midwives more status,
Odent's work allows women to experience more fully the
miracle of giving birth.

Odent has also studied the long-term health impact of his
techniques. He has come to the conclusion that life-long
health is greatly influenced by the mother during pregnancy
and birth.

Indeed medicine should shift its focus towards nurturing and
the causes of good health, rather than being preoccupied with
the causes of disease. Odent believes that the answers are not
only medical, but social and philosophical, and he encourages
us to abandon our technological vision of medicine for one
consistent with the balance of all life.

Awards: Silver Apple, National Educational Film & Video
Festival

• "...a lovely production...The birth scenes are
  extraordinary...an interesting eye-opener for many health
  professionals and a morale booster for midwives...an enjoyable
  viewing experience for anyone who shares the subject's
  enthusiasm and affection for babies, mothers, and the miracle
  of birth." ***** Video Rating Guide for Libraries
  

• "This brave documentary casts childbirth in cultural
  terms...The ideas are appealing, and the presentation is
  artful and careful...the concepts will be of high interest to
  expectant parents and students of sociology and women's
  studies." Wilson Library Bulletin
  

• "Nicely edited, this program explores an option to a
  hospital delivery." Booklist
  

Subject Areas: HEALTH, SOCIOLOGY, WOMEN'S STUDIES, MIDWIFERY,
CHILDBIRTH

ISBN: 1-56029-530-9

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