Freedom For Birth
Sep 20, 2012 · 58m
Director
Toni Harman, Alex WakefordOverview
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 of Freedom For Birth
Crew of Freedom For Birth
About Freedom For Birth
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…
When was Freedom For Birth released?
Freedom For Birth was released on September 20, 2012.
How long is Freedom For Birth?
Freedom For Birth runs 58 minutes.
Who directed Freedom For Birth?
Freedom For Birth was directed by Toni Harman and Alex Wakeford.
Who is in the cast of Freedom For Birth?
The cast of Freedom For Birth includes Sheila Kitzinger (Self), Ina May Gaskin (Self), Michel Odent (Self), Ágnes Geréb (Self) and Anna Ternovsky (Self).