2011 - Talk Birth

Vernita Salinas (2011-11-12 16:21:51)
All the DVD’s sound wonderful. I would most like to watch #1!
Guest Post: More Business of Being Born Mini-Review (2011-11-09 12:40)
In conjunction with the More Business of Being Born [1]giveaway I’m currently hosting, I’m also pleased to
share this mini-review of the first installment (Down on the Farm) guest posted by my friend and colleague,
doula Summer:[2]
More Business of Being Born
Down on the Farm: Conversations with Legendary Midwife Ina May
Reviewed by Summer Thorp-Lancaster
[3]http://peacefulbeginnings.wordpress.com
[4]http://summerdoula.wordpress.com
The first installation of More Business of Being Born, Down on the Farm: Conversations with Legendary
Midwife Ina May, is infused with loving scenes of midwifery care, loads of vital information and even a few
jokes (such as a gift referencing Ina May’s infamous “sphincter law”). We are given an up close view of the
well-known Farm in Tennessee, whose Midwives boast an exemplary track record of Midwife attended, outof-hospital
births. This record includes a less than 2 % cesarean section rate in over 2500 births. Throughout
the interviews, Ina May’s (and the other Midwives featured) reverence and respect for the Midwifery Model
of Care is ever-present. Her passion for the safety and overall well-being of the motherbaby is palpable and
stirring.
It would be impossible to cover the many aspects of birth, or even just Midwife attended out-of-hospital
birth, in a full length film, let alone an episode, but this piece successfully touches on many topics and will
(hopefully) lead to further discussion amongst viewers. As an activist, I found myself left with a renewed
sense of action or purpose, a desire to do more and help more so that all mamas and babies have the opportunity
to experience birth as the positive, loving and intimate experience it was meant to be as well as a
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