I first saw these video clips on The Unnecesarean. Each segment is part of a video entitled The Timeless Way: A History of Birth from Ancient to Modern Times. It was released in 1998, and it's a fantastic depiction of birth through the centuries. I think it should be included in every childbirth education course. It takes about 20 minutes to watch all 5 segments. The images are stunning. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
Part 1: Birth Images from Ancient Times
Part 2: European Birth Images from the 1500's
Part 3: Birth Images from the 1800's
Part 4: Changes in Birth Practices
Part 5: Consequences of Modern Birth Practices
I LOVED those. Thanks so much for sharing. You are right-- those would be awesome videos to show in a class.
ReplyDeleteThank you Heatherlady!
ReplyDeleteThe only thing I would change is the part that says something like "today about 1 in 5 women will have a cesarean". That's now about 1 in 3.
Love the Timeless Way. We watched it at my doula training and then later I did a viewing of it at my house for a birth advocacy group. Some of my friends from church came too. Great film.
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