Why Not Home - Home Birth Movie 22 March, 7.30pm
West Coast Home Birth Association present a special screening of "Why Not Home', Wednesday 22nd, at 7.30pm.
West Coast Home Birth in conjunction with Coastal Midwives and with the support of Home Birth Aotearoa are pleased to bring our community the feature documentary film 'Why Not Home?'. This will be followed by a cuppa and discussion time.
To be screened in the Reynold's Room
Tickets are $5 -purchase at the register
Babes in arms welcome
Seating is limited to 15.
"Dr. Michelle Minikel thought home birth was crazy–until she got pregnant. Turns out she’s not alone. Why Not Home? exposes a secret from within the medical community. A small but growing number of doctors, midwives, and nurses who attend birth in the hospital are choosing to have their own children at home.
Through the compelling stories of women who choose to go outside the hospitals where they practice to give birth, viewers experience the beauty and challenges facing families both at home and in the hospital in a way that hasn’t been seen before.
The film follows several pregnancies through birth, and answers many common questions, including:
* Whether birth is safe or better at home
* Why there is often conflicting data and political agendas surrounding home vs. hospital birth
* Who should give birth in a hospital
* Why midwifery care, which can play a key role in healthier births, is marginalized in some areas, yet standardised in others."
trailer/vimeo.com...
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