The Business of Being Born

This is, in my not so humble opinion, a must-see film for anyone who will have a baby.
http://www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com/

You can see the film here:
http://quicksilverscreen.com/watch?video=45525

Abbie agrees with me.

I laughed when the midwife spoke of "a rock and a hard place" - because I remember that feeling all too well. Contractions hurt, but if you don't allow them to come on, you'll be in labour forever... I remember telling my midwives, obstinately, that *I* don't want contractions to come more often! And later I remember finding every possible position I could to bring them on more quickly, on top of one another, so I could finally see my baby.
This film brings back many wonderful memories.

My only critique of the film would be in its lack of a good portryal of breastfeeding and post-partum support. I noticed that the filmmaker was bottle feeding at the end. Of course, I don't know the circumstances because these are not discussed in the film, but I did notice when they showed her BFing her premie boy she was having difficulty and she later mentions she had difficulty with BFing. Where was her midwife or a lactation consultant? I would have liked to have seen something addressing how mothers and babies are cared for by midwives and other support women in the weeks after birth - an acknowledgement that this community of support is also a part of birth; women don't have to do it alone. (BFing=breastfeeding)

I almost forgot the obligatory picture!