How to Prepare for a Safe and Easy Waterbirth

This video is presented by Dr. Gowri Motha, an obstetrician who has innovated a preparation programme for couples contemplating a water birth. Dr. Motha has pioneered water birth in London hospitals since 1987. The couples interviewed on this video were followed throughout their pregnancy, birth and post natal phase. An excellent video that teaches you everything you want to know about the preparation needed for water birth in an easy-to-understand way. Produced by Dr. Gowri Motha and David Wachs. Directed by David Wachs, Hot Wachs Productions, 16 High Street, Kings Langley, Herts WD4 8BH, England. (58:11 min.)

It's My Body, My Baby, My Birth

By Wisewoman Childbirth Traditions. It's My Body, My Baby, My Birth is an educational childbirth film that tells the story of 7 mothers and their emotional journeys to natural childbirth. The story is enhanced with footage of partners and the roles of Licensed Midwife Maria Iorillo, Certified Nurse Midwife Yeshi Newman, childbirth educator Jane Austin and Laura Norrell, Obstetrician. A few of the stories: Elaine had a cesarean section for her first birth. Earth wants to be at home for community and comfort. Ann switches to a birthing center in the last month of her pregnancy. Maya has a water birth. Partners express their fears and concerns ultimately transforming as well. (DVD)

Safely Into Water: An Appreciation of Waterbirths

This 30-minute presentation is a celebration of waterbirth. It is the most updated, instructional and informative presentation on water birth out there to date. It features over 200 images of women labouring and birthing in water, accompanied by carefully chosen music and stills of analogous watery themes from nature. Women and their partners reflect on their journeys to waterbirth. Ordinary people with no preconceived ideas on the subject, they set out to educate themselves so that they could make informed choices in labour. They tell how, with water as their birthing medium, they felt safe and in control during a natural process. (2007)

Shared Intimacy: Birth at Home the Husband/Wife Way - DVD

The presentation is over an hour in length! Includes a segment showing a placenta with an explanation of how it works - great for childbirth education classes. Also includes a segment of making a belly cast.

The first birth is our fifth baby, Nathan (10 lbs 8 oz.). He was our third UC. The next birth is Abigail (8 lbs. 13 oz), our sixth baby. She was a water labor and birth. Then we have the aftercare of our seventh baby, Kenny’s (8 lbs. 12 oz) quick arrival. We did not video our eighth birth (Charles - 10 lbs. 14 oz.) at all for some reason. It just didn’t occur to me to arrange for that. It was a family birth, no outside people were there. Then we have our ninth baby, Reuben (10 lbs 1 oz .), tacked on the end.

Sterile Water Papules, Relief for Back Pain in Labor

By Gertrude L. Welsh, CNM, MS, 2000. (8 minutes)
NOW available is DVD format!
Intracutaneous Injections of Sterile Water for Relief of Low Back Pain in Labour by Larry Reynolds, MD is a DVD designed to teach health care providers how to use these injections in maternity care.
The technique is shown and research documenting the procedure is highlighted.
This amazing procedure has been found to be very effective with no adverse side effects.

The Art of Birth

The Art of Birth" shows four waterbirths in Australia, two home birth and two birthing centre births and the story follows the parents' journey, very beautiful and uplifting. 29 minutes.

These movies can be purchased by clicking on one of the links below:

Australia - ACE graphics
www.birthinternational.com

USA - Perinatal Education Assoc. Inc
98 East Franklin St, Ste. B. Centreville, OH 45459
Phone 1-866-88 BIRTH toll free
Email: infor@birthsource.com
www.birthsource.com

South Africa - Baby Talk Consulting
PO Box 15047 Lambton 1414
Phone 27 11827 4810
www.babytalk.co.za

The Big Stretch

The Big Stretch is a DVD produced by Alieta Belle and Jenny Blyth that presents a fresh insight into the amazing journey each woman takes in becoming a mother. The Big Stretch DVD also comes with The Big Stretch Booklet. This 20 page booklet features questions and topics gleaned from The Big Stretch DVD, and is designed to stimulate insight and spirited discussion about birthing options, experiences and feelings. Together the booklet and the DVD become an inspiring and valuable resource for pregnant women, their families, birth educators, midwives and all other birthworkers.

When you click the link below, scroll down to the middle of the page for The Big Stretch.

The Birth of Sabine by Andaluz Waterbirth Center

The first in The Birth Story Series, Sabine's video shows us the excitement and anticipation of a moms first pregnancy. The touching story follows Stephanie and James from the positive pregnancy test, prenatal visits with their midwife, a belly cast, to the unexpected surprise of her water breaking days before labor begins. They are shown making decisions and using natural methods of induction up until the day they are (gratefully!) in labor. Daddy helps catch baby as she is born into the water and placed immediately on momma's chest.

With lovely music throughout, this short video is perfect for parents-to-be learning about the surprises, decision making, and joy that pregnancy and birth can bring. 2005

Use of Water for Labor and Birth

This video explores the therapeutic use of water during the labor and birth of two families. It illustrates the individuality of homebirths and provides an outline for the basic concepts of the use of water. Narrated and produced by Marina Alzugaray CNM, a midwife since 1981 who has attended numerous water labors and births, and has been doing research on human dolphin interaction since 1984. The narrative emphasizes the importance of each woman's instinctive knowing, family's involvement, and midwives' care. NTSC. (25 min.)

Water - The Great Mystery (2008)

Starring: Adin Steinsaltz, Kurt Wuthridge Director: Julia Perkul, Anastaysia Popova

Did you know that:
* water has memory
* water senses human emotions and reacts to them
* water is able to communicate from a distance
* a prayer can turn bad water into good one
* both tap & bottled water are "dead" and bear no positive energy

Scientific proofs from different countries & parts of the world are captured in this movie and the above listed facts are just a small fraction of what has been discovered recently. (DVD)