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Maxx in 2008 |
WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF WATERBIRTH,
PREGNANCY/LABOR/BIRTH/FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY,
CALM BIRTH, LABOR SUPPORT DOULA
On
a cold, billowy evening of November 15, 1987, the conception of Birth
Balance occurred in a New York loft on 22nd Street between 5th and 6th
Avenue. Judith Elaine Halek, Director of Birth Balance, attended a labor,
as a friend, labor support doula, massage specialist and pregnancy/labor/birth/family/newborn
photographer.
At
one end of the loft, the mother, father, Judith and midwife ended up
seated train style in an 6.5 foot wide, 4 foot deep, copper butter urn.
At 11:45 PM, the baby (Maxx) and Birth Balance were born. This marked
the first home waterbirth with midwife in attendance in New York City.
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Check out the NEW DVD/Book Combination release:
“Perceptions, Reflections, Connections.”
To order and/or preview DVD and Book,
please click here.
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Welcome to the Gentle Birth Congress Gallery;
September, 2007 in Portland Oregon.
To preview the photographs on display at the Congress,
please click here and be sure to plug in the confidential discount code, found on the Order Forms distributed at the Congress. Enjoy and thank you for supporting the work.
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Are
you a recent expecting parent or labor
support doula? Judith Halek is currently working
on
a research project and would appreciate your feedback.
Click here for further details
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Birth
Balance's Latest Breaking News
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Orgasmic
Birth Documentary
Birth
Balance has 19 photographs presented in this documentary
coming out in 2008.
Joyous,
sensuous, revolutionary: Orgasmic Birth captures stunning
moments of women riding waves of pleasure in the ecstatic
release of childbirth. Orgasmic Birth is a documentary that
examines the intimate nature of birth and the powerful role
it plays in women's lives when they are permitted to experience
it.
Click
here for more details
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Home
Delivery - 2007
Birth
Balance debuts 3 photographs in this film directed by Christine
Tournadre.
In New York, cutting edge of modern progress and technology,
three women decide to give birth at home, with only a midwife
by their side. Soon to be shown on the RTBF. Documentary:
58 minutes and 70 minutes, Produced by Speakeasy Docs (New
York), co-produced by Eklektik Productions.
Click
here to view trailer
Click
here for more details
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"I
love the fact that the web has brought a lot of users showing
off their own content and thoughts. Take all the great blogs
out there and now YouTube. While there is certainly enough
stuff I don't care to watch and too many things to see it
all. I absolutely fell in love with this one!"
Robin, Birth Activist.
Preview
Birth Balance Photography protraying the sequence of a natural
labor and birth in water, edited into a short Lamaze International,
Childbirth Education Commercial.
To
preview this video, visit here
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Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth (Paperback)
by Boston Women's Health Book Collective.
Birth Balance has 5 photographs featured in the latest book on pregnancy and birth. Copyright, 2008, pgs. 93, 195, 251, 285.
Click
here for more details
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Site last updated April 6, 2008
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