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The mama sherpas : [Midwives Across America] / Bond/360 ; a Tiny Leaps film with Black Salt Productions in association with Bobb Films ; executive producers, Ricki Lake, Abby Epstein, Laila Rossi ; producer and director, Brigid Maher.

[Washington, D.C.] : Tiny Leaps, 2015.

1 videodisc (ca. 77 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

NTSC

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"From executive producers Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein, this topical new documentary by Brigid Maher examines a growing shift in the birthing industry: the rise of Caesarean sections. With C-section rates dangerously over 30% in America, are midwives the solution? In recent years, the idea of a 'collaborative care' practice where doctors and midwives manage women's care together has begun to gain traction. Research has demonstrated that collaborative care models produce better outcomes for mother and baby, including fewer C-sections. This moving and urgent film provides an intimate lens into how midwives across the country work within and better the hospital system, redefining how the US looks at the birthing process"--Package.

Childbirth -- United States.

Midwifery -- United States.

Cesarean section.

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Maher, Brigid, producer and director.

Lake, Ricki, producer.

Epstein, Abby, producer.

Rossi, Laila, producer.

Jones, Nikki, editor of moving image work.

Chehab, Samer, graphic designer.

Perry, Kristian, animator.

Oehlers, Paul A., composer.

Tiny Leaps Productions.

Black Salt Productions.

BOBB Films.

BOND/360 (Firm)

Bonus features include interviews with parents and information about Sutter Hospital's volunteer doula program.

Cinematographer, Brigid Maher ; editor, Nikki Jones ; music composer, Paul Oehlers ; graphic designer, Samer Chehab ; animator, Kristian Perry.

DVD ; region 1, NTSC ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound.

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