Baby catchers of the Amazon.

In Brazil, it is said that a pregnant woman has one foot in her grave. Young mothers depend on traditional midwives who accompany them through the storm of birth giving thanks to their ancestral knowledge which they humbly describe as a "gift from god". "Baby Catchers of the Amazon&qu...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Pommez, Stephanie (Director)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	This edition in English.
Published:	Paris : ZED, 2005.
Series:	Ethnographic video online ; volume 1
Subjects:	Pregnant women > Brazil. Childbirth > Brazil. Midwives > Brazil. Femmes enceintes > Brésil. Sages-femmes > Brésil. Childbirth Midwives Pregnant women Brazil Encoded moving images. Nonfiction films Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Nonfiction films. Films autres que de fiction. Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	In Brazil, it is said that a pregnant woman has one foot in her grave. Young mothers depend on traditional midwives who accompany them through the storm of birth giving thanks to their ancestral knowledge which they humbly describe as a "gift from god". "Baby Catchers of the Amazon" is an intimate and moving portrait of Dona Dorca and Dona Ilda, who welcome life and confront death in a place where the very continuation of life often relies on their leathery hands.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 27, 2013).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (52 min.).
Playing Time:	00:52:11