Tag Archive: history of birth

Introduction to HypnoBirthing: Short film by Maternal Link

I have made a short film to introduce HypnoBirthing explaining why it is necessary and what it can achieve.  It includes amazing footage of calm births and explanations of how HypnoBirthing came into being.

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History of maternity care: 1950s labour video

Antenatal education video from the 1950s. Hindsight is the perfect prism through which to view what really went on and comment on what was really meant.  So, imagine my joy to find an original 1950s film available for viewing online today to give a clear view of what labour and birth was really like.   I'm ...

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Birth by Tina Cassidy

The surprising history of how we are born Tina Cassidy is an American journalist who was inspired by the birth of her own children to research the history of maternity care. She talked to her own grandmother and mother and realised that there were so many differences between their births ...

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