Birthing at Home
2009-05-15 · 25 min · Not rated
Alexis is a 32-year-old white woman married to Alain, an African from Rwanda. This documentary focuses on Alexis giving birth in her parents home. As her parents and great-grandmother look on, a calm mid-wife delivers ten and a half pound Jazmine. The documentary is Interspersed with interviews with Alexis, her husband, Alexis' parents, the soon to be great-grandmother and the midwife.
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- Directors
- Robert McCallum
- Production companies
- Adventure Film Productions
- Countries
- Canada
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 65,000
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