The Labour of Pain and Joy
Aug 23 2024
•1h 25m
•Documentary
The birth experience affects the whole life. Two Finnish birth experts, midwife Kirsi and doula (birth support person) Anna-Riitta, work to improve birth practices and empower birth givers. Observational yet strongly cinematic, The Labour of Pain and Joy explores the personal, social and mythic levels of birth.
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Kirsi Hjort
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Anna-Riitta Kässi
Self
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