Give Light: Stories from Indigenous Midwives

Give Light: Stories from Indigenous Midwives (2022)

October 4th, 20220h 55min

Documentary
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Are midwifery and its tradition's dying out or is midwifery the hope of the future? GIVE LIGHT shares penetrating interviews of indigenous midwives from five continents. In their These women relate their stories with confidence, humor, and faith in the capabilities of the women that they serve. The documentary compares and contrasts the birth experiences by indigenous midwives with contemporary methods to explore the current rite of passage in childbirth in our modern world.


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