Midwife Man (2018)
Género : Documental
Tiempo de ejecución : 0M
Director : Martine Asselin
Sinopsis
Louis Maltais loves challenges. At 27, this ex-circus artist begins his training to become the first male midwife in Quebec. During 4 years, the movie follows Louis on his initiatory journey. Beyond midwifery, it tells a universal tale. A tale of transformation, about a man who, despite ordeals, doubts, and misconceptions, is determined to live out his passion.
El misterioso y atractivo Nikolai es el chófer de una importante familia mafiosa de Europa Oriental. Semyon, el jefe del clan, detrás de una sonrisa encantadora, esconde una naturaleza fría y cruel. La estabilidad familiar se tambalea por culpa de Kirill, su alocado hijo, que hace más caso a Nikolai que a su propio padre. La vida de Nikolai cambia de golpe cuando conoce a Anna, una comadrona que trabaja en un hospital de Londres. Anna, muy afectada por la muerte en el parto de una adolescente, decide buscar a la familia sirviéndose del diario que la chica dejó escrito en ruso. Lo malo es que sus indagaciones desencadenan la ira de los mafiosos.
La vida de Martha y Sean Carson, una pareja de Boston, cambia radicalmente tras perder a su hijo durante un parto casero por una negligencia cometida por una matrona a la que posteriormente denuncian ante los tribunales. Comienza entonces un largo vía crucis para Martha, que además de tener que superar el dolor por la pérdida de su hijo tiene que hacer frente a una compleja relación con su marido y a su madre, una mujer dominante por naturaleza.
A portrait that tells us about destiny, through the life of Lucía, the last midwife on the plateau of Jala, municipality of Nayarit.
An informational documentary that invites you to explore another side of pregnancy and childbirth which is not often shown in the mainstream media. In this documentary we take a look at the Midwifery Model of Care, show and tell what a birth center is and what one can expect with an out of hospital birth experience. We answer the most common questions and address the concerns most people have about out of hospital births. We also discuss C-section, VBAC, ICAN, Interventions, the importance of a proper diet during pregnancy and more. We hear three women share their personal birth stories; In and out of hospital experiences. This documentary is full of good information and is a must see for all women of childbearing age interested in pregnancy and childbirth, regardless of where they choose to give birth.
A midwife goes to medical school to learn modern techniques.
Marthe is a girl with a special gift: she can cure illnesses. But the time she lives in is marked by superstition and godliness. When Marthe can not help the burgrave's wife from her village, the girl has to flee. Your path crosses that of Ritter Christian, who moves eastward into the Mark Meissen with a group of Frankish settlers. In the Middle Ages an unimaginably long and arduous way. Christian has a hard time avoiding the fascination of Marthe, but their diverse backgrounds make a relationship impossible and the settlers are afraid of the weird girl.
The rivalry between a professional doctor and a midwife in a small Greek village.
El romance y el asesinato están entrelazados en este cuento del siglo XIX. A la vuelta del siglo, la intrépida comadrona Gesa encuentra su investigación en asesinatos misteriosos que la llevan más profundamente en la oscuridad. Mientras tanto, su aventura con el prestigioso Dr. Heuser se hace más polémica entre la alta sociedad.
Jane Morgan gives birth to her baby at the hospital. When she wakes up the next morning, the hospital tells her, that her son died at birth. However from ultrasound reading she had before, she knew she was having a girl. Now the hospital is stone-walling her, saying she is just in denial, due to her loss. Now she is trying to fight the system, to find evidence of the apparent mistake by the hospital. Only it wasn't the hospital's mistake. Nurse Rita Donohue is the one who made the switch. She faked a pregnancy to hang on to her roving boyfriend. But she grabbed the wrong baby, her boyfriend wants a son, so now she's faking a second pregnancy, and making plans to get another baby.
Retrata el romance entre una partera lapona y un oficial nazi de la SS, en el contexto de la Guerra de Laponia que enfrentó a los ejércitos de Finlandia y Alemania entre 1944 y 1945.
In a remote fishing island in the 50's, Pepito grows up learning the trade of his mother, Rosa, the only midwife capable of delivering the newborn babies of their community. At first, the young son doesn't mind the unusual arrangement, but as he grows older, he begins to resist the role traditionally meant only for women. In time, Pepito's coming of age intersects with the lives of the other islanders, whose beliefs and struggles become critical impetus to his maturity.
Die Heldin in „Die Hebamme – Auf Leben und Tod“ ist eine Reisende zwischen den Welten und den Zeiten. Zwischen den Autoritäten anno 1813, der Kirche und der Wissenschaft, bleibt Rosa Koelbl eine Fremde. Die Zeit ist noch nicht reif für die Werte, die diese Frau verkörpert. (Quelle: http://www.tittelbach.tv/programm/fernsehfilm/artikel-1422.html)
Ferry owner Benjamin has a regular passenger, Chedeng, who is studying to become a midwife. Chedeng has a friend and neighbour, Maria, and without either of them knowing about it they both have a relationship with Benjamin. When Mary finds out she’s pregnant, things get difficult.
