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The original PUBLIC DOMAIN film(s) was encoded (converted) to true DVD format from raw MPEG files in 2020. This conversion and production onto recordable blank DVD discs constitutes a DERIVATIVE WORK.

TOTAL TIME: Just Over 4 Hours on 3 DVDs

FULL TITLES:

1. Emergency Childbirth (1961)

Shows how to render necessary assistance in the emergency delivery of a baby. Tells how to determine when delivery is too imminent to risk transportation to a hospital and outlines procedures to follow during and immediately after delivery.

2. Labor and Childbirth (1950)

Diagrams show the main muscles involved in labor. Explains the three stages of labor, emphasizing when to go to the hospital, what to expect there, and the need for confidence and relaxation. The birth of the baby is shown by diagrams. Pictures the labor room, the delivery room, and nursery of the hospital. Shows a mother in labor and the birth of her baby. Discusses hospital facilities, the role of the doctor and nurses, and how the mother can help during birth.

3. Not Me Alone: Preparation for Childbirth (1970)

Presents one couple's experience with childbirth preparation classes, breathing exercises, labor, and delivery of their baby using the Lamaze technique, with the husband assisting in the delivery. Emphasizes the personal interaction and interdependence involved

4. Relief of Pain in Childbirth (1954)

Requirements of an ideal analgesic and the use of nitrous oxide and trichlorethlene in childbirth. A pregnant woman is shown on a hospital bed and the voice-over sets the tone for this medical information film, explaining that there are four key factors in seeking analgesia in childbirth. The mother remains conscious and co-operative, there are good uterine contractions, the method is safe for mother and baby and respiration in the baby is not repressed. Reminding the viewer of the happy outcome of labor, the mother is shown with her new baby. 4 segments

5. Training for Childbirth and After (Silent Film; 1940)

Ante-natal and post-natal exercises demonstrated by an instructor and then by a class of mothers-to-be. 3 segments.

6. Childbirth as an Athletic Feat (Silent Film; 1939)

A class of expectant mothers practice ante-natal exercises designed by Kathleen Vaughn at Paddington (LCC Hospital), London. The purpose of each exercise is explained by intertitles prior to the footage. One of the women is a former ballerina in her 34th week of pregnancy - she is frequently singled out to demonstrate the poses and at the end of the film she does a small ballet performance. 2 segments.

7. All My Babies: A Midwife's Own Story (1951)

Story of a midwife in rural Albany, Georgia.

8. Sudden Birth (1967)

This film was made to instruct police officers on the basics of childbirth and to show them an actual birth - mostly so they wouldn't panic or pass out when confronted with such a scenario. WARNING! The poor acting by actual police officers and doctors and low production values in this film make the live birth scene even more shocking than others from this genre.

9. Sudden Birth (1967) Film Outtakes