The first film Down on The Farm: Conversations with Legendary Midwife Ina May Gaskin gives a full interview with Ina May Gaskin, a midwife who is helping change the face of birth in America. Ina May runs The Farm in Tennessee where mothers can receive prenatal care and give birth with the assistance of a team of midwives. The Farm was originally a hippie compound where Ina May settled with her husband before becoming a midwife and teaching midwifery to others in the compound. The farm now boasts an impressively low cesarean rate – 2% with great outcomes for moms and babies. Ina May uses traditional wisdom and great prenatal care to help achieve positive birth outcomes. The film covers many questions people have about natural birth, birth on the farm and her Safe Motherhood Quilt Project. Ina May shares information about the disturbingly high mortality rate in America. (Running Time: 55 min)
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