Sprout - Vancouver Film School (VFS)

Created by Vancouver Film School students through the VFS Film Production program:

Writer and Director: Jennifer Murphy
Producer: Cory MacLean
Cinematography: Pen-Chih Yu
Editor: Craig Gouk
Sound: Fred Wu

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• VFS
• vancouver
• film
• school
• production
• filmmaking
• director
• editor
• videography
• documentary
• drama
• independent
• doula
• birth

[36hesperia36]

@36hesperia36

Just for clarification I'm a doula in Vancouver, where this video is from.

Birth Routes

[akmediascope]

I like it that The Greek word Doula is used now to describe and emulate the emotional part of being a midwife. I am glad this is happening. Our youth need to come into the world like this. Children should be rare and precious

[ZacharyReichenbach]

Very informative. Nice work

[36hesperia36]

We all need support. Some people choose family, and some people choose the support of someone who does this as a profession. We all need to feel safe to birth safely.

I don't think of myself as a rent-a-grandmother. I am a young hip doula. I like to think I am a close friend who understands birth deeply and has experience in supporting families.

Birth politics and locations have changed. That family one-on-one doesn't always work so simply anymore. Support is vital, no matter from whom.

[36hesperia36]

You are right!

[36hesperia36]

Thank you for this video.

-A Vancouver birth doula!

[BruceMcManly]

I had no idea what doulas were until seeing this. Great video, very interesting.

[lordkelvin1]

music: johanna newsome

Go Johanna!

[Philinspaces]

Thank you for a respectful exchange. My great grand mother was a midwife. She attended the birth of her own first cousin in 1903. When the doctor dropped the non-breathing infant on the bed and proclaimed "this baby is dead", my great grandmother picked her up, massaged her and breathed into her mouth. That baby came to and proceeded to live until she was 102 year old! I just was creeped out by the expressions of the couples in the video. They seemed to attribute to the Doula the place of family

[boshemie]

it's about 10% reported cases in the states. but considering the stigma attached, many go unreported. i can appreciate your point of view, but it's really something that the woman and her family have to decide on their own, and it's a good option. women rarely give birth without 'hired help'. doctors, nurses, midwives all fall under that umbrella. a doula fits into this network of caregivers. i think if you do more research on doulas you'll understand it's in no way a replacement family.