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Born for this / a film by Jen Gilomen ; director/producer/cinematographer, Jen Gilomen.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Childbirth at home.
- Childbirth.
- African American mothers.
- Midwives--United States.
- Midwives.
- Childbirth--United States--Statistics.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (70 min.)) : sound, color
- Place of Publication:
- [Portland, Oregon] : Collective Eye Films, [2018]
- Language Note:
- Closed captioning available.
- Summary:
- Determined not to become another statistic of the Black maternal health crisis, Janeé Washington and her husband Josh choose the rare option of hiring an experienced midwife and doula and planning to give birth at home, away from the hospital and all of its interventions. But the baby has other plans. This is the story of the birth of one baby, with its family caught between two very different approaches to childbirth.
- Credits:
- Editing, Jessica Jones, Jen Gilomen.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 25, 2024).
- Publisher Number:
- ce-born Docuseek2
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