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Hi does anyone have another link both of these seem to have been removed and I can only find the 2 minute trailer on googlevideos. Really interested to view it!
One of the inaccuracies that I saw (being American and having given birth here twice) is that it was inaccurate to say that midwives only do homebirths. My oldest was delivered by a midwife in a hospital and I was under complete midwife care. It didn't talk about the different types of midwifes and how certified nurse-midwives can deliver in hospital and are completely respected by their peers (must be affiliated with an OB/GYN practice) These types of practices are growing and gaining popularity, but it will take time. This movie was moving, but it didn't ring true to me, and to say that this is an example of every hospital and situation is false.
I watched this with great interest, but it also brought up feelings about my own birth experience which made me very angry when I was watching it. I could empathise so much with the woman who said she felt more empowered the second time round - looking back on things I feel angry with myself that I never said "No, I don't want you to do that, let me do it my own way". I was subject to a cascade of entirely unwanted interventions, most of which could have had lesser effects if I had felt more empowered and informed about my options. It just made me so angry and sad for all the women who are going through that as if it is a "normal" birth experience.
I found it very interesting, I loved how many times I got to see a baby being born, and cried each time... Heh
I would also have liked to see a bit more of Ina May, Queen of Natural Birth, but that's just my own preference. In general, it was fascinating and has made me more cautious about having a CS unless completely necessary - I used to think they must be one big party compared to normal birth!
Don't completely understand why the U.S has such a bad maternal and newborn death date compared to other developed countries, but I have to say I'm so glad I'm not having a baby there. The NHS might not be great but at least you get a midwife... I thought midwives were the norm everywhere. Sheesh. [ignorant emoticon]
I've seen it as well. I teach hypnobirthing and one of my clients downloaded it for me. I agree with MKG I think it's a really useful documentary for people who are set on intervention and elective caesareans - in helping them to understand what other options they have. But for me it felt very unbalanced as well, I would have liked to have seen more of Ina May and Odent taking about those options Overall I felt I was left with the sadness of the film makers personal experience when the documentary was in parts so inspiring.
Click on the play button in the bottom left hand corner of the screen to play the film. It's about an hour and a half long but very riveting - I couldn't stop watching it yesterday.
I've heard of it, but apparently it hasn't been premiered here yet - apparently it will be shown in London on 29th May and you can buy tickets from www.fatherstobe.org
I plan to see it. Really interested particularly as my second birth was an "orgasmic birth", but so little is ever said about it. Anyone else planning to go?
Hmm, I have watched some of it and am shocked with some of what I saw even though I know that things are very different in the USA. I can't understand how a culture that is so litigation happy can get away with so little informed consent. Glad I will never be having a baby in the USA.
Hope it works. Enjoy. 
