DVDs

From anthropology to psychology, the videos in this collection demystify birth. They gently open our eyes to the illusions created by mass media and show the reality, empowerment and joy that birth itself can bring. The videos are produced by different families and filmmakers. They represent deep offerings of wisdom and love. In the words of midwife Naoli Vinaver, these educators want you to know that 'A woman can be joyous giving birth.'

Produced and edited by Judy Seaman, A Clear Road to Birth is a 56-minute documentary about women who choose to give birth without any medical assistance at all.

This is the premier video on natural, drug free, unassisted birth.

A 4 1/2 minute video clip is now available for viewing online.

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This video shows the birth of vertex twins after a labor of less than one hour. The mother was told her twins would have to be delivered by cesarean section. After thorough screening by the Farm Midwives, she was accepted for delivery at the Farm Midwifery Center. Innovative care resulted in the natural births of the babies.

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"This film delivers a powerful transmission of what it really takes to give birth consciously." Tatiana Sargunas - Midwife and Mother of 4

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Birth Day is a documentary exquisitely capturing the beauty of a natural home birth in the lush mountain countryside of Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.

Taped by the baby's grandfather, Georges Vinaver and narrated by the baby's mother, midwife Naoli Vinaver Lopez, we are treated to the birth of this family's third child and first daughter, Tamaya Okumura Vinaver.

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An anthropological study of life in Hamar, Southern Ethiopia. Duka's husband has married a beautiful second wife who gives birth outside.

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Home Birth: The Spirit, The Science and The Mother includes interviews with Dr. Marsden Wagner, Dr. Jeanine Tgettis and Dr. Fred R. Duhart as well as joyful footage from two Home Births.

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For these villagers, giving birth is a family affair; while a young girl is in labor, the birth attendant, mother and mother-in-law alternate between lending a hand and story telling.

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