Birth Night

Length	06:30
Licensor	Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Producer(s)	Nina Jacobi
Formats	Debut (not aired nationally), Documentary, Soft Feature
Topics	Health, Women
Produced	May, 2006
Added to PRX	May 24, 2006

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Summary:

Follow doula-in-training Megan Sloat as she witnesses and assists with birth for the first time.

Website:

http://www.salt.edu

Additional Credits and Funding:

Birth Night was produced at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Portland Maine during the spring 2006 semester. Photo of Megan Sloat by Hannah Quimby.

Tones:

Intimate, Real, Sound Rich

Language:

English

Description:

Nowhere is the connection between pain and creation more evident than in childbirth. A doula can help a woman through labor with constant emotional and physical support. Megan Sloat, a young woman training to become a doula in Portland, takes us into the delivery room as she witnesses birth for the first time. Produced by Nina Jacobi.