"Face Of Birth" Aussie Birth Documentary

I'm really excited to share the following teaser for a documentary about maternity services in Australia. It looks as thought this doco focuses on homebirth and what the future of homebirth in Australia might be.

The film's website provides the following outline:

"In the Netherlands, one woman in three chooses to birth at home. In Australia this option is about to become unlawful… The Face of Birth is a one-hour documentary that seeks to examine the political, the professional and the personal stories behind what is at stake for women and their babies, and whether or not we all should care."

There's footage from last years' national rally and a really great sample of articulate homebirthing women speaking their truth:

I really loved Midwife Jan Ireland's comment:
"We don't lose many babies in Austrlaia, we're very lucky because we've got good nutrition, good social circumstances. But what we do lose are a lot of marriages, and a lot of relationships, and a lot of people's mental health after childbirth."

To find out more about the documentary check out the website: http://faceofbirth.com