Find good ideas for expectant parents, birth stories, articles, my master’s thesis, and resources for childbirth professionals here.
Here are links to video distributors, authors, film festivals, and other Online Resources. Media Literacy skills are essential for students, teachers, and expectant parents. Laboring Under An Illusion was inspired by the documentaries available at the Media Education Foundation. If you’re looking for more information about childbirth, a good place to start is Childbirth Connection.
There are mountains of pregnancy books out there, some more empowering than others. Here are some of my favorites, along with my favorite book about raising kids and my favorite book about staying thrivingly married or partnered.
By the time you’re having a baby, you’ve been exposed to countless images and stories of birth. The films listed here are made by natural childbirth advocates, with the intention of helping to balance out some of the fearmongering that goes on in our culture. Between the extremes of orgasm and misery, there is a whole world of possibilities. You’ll have to decide for yourself what kind of birth you want to have. Then you’ll do research, prepare yourself, choose caregivers who support your priorities –and cultivate flexibility, satistifed in the knowledge that you’re doing your best for yourself and your baby no matter how labor goes.
