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(15 mins., 1991)
A MEDICALIZATION OF BIRTHING looks at how childbirth is perceived as a medical condition requiring intervention and treatment. Graphic archival medical footage and Hollywood dramatization are included to examine how women's control over their own birthing experiences has been seriously compromised. In a personal and sometimes humorous way A MEDICALIZATION OF BIRTHING questions the medical establishments role in and control of pregnancy and childbirth.
Credits:
Writer, Director, Camera, Editor: Maria Venuto
Sound Design: Bill Seery
Funding: Experimental Television Center, Finishing Funds
Selected Screenings:
Visiting Artist Screening, Dept. of Media Studies, SUNY at Buffalo, NY; Women's Film and Video Festival, WOW Cafe, New York, N.Y.; Choice, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, N.Y.; First Thursday, Hallwalls, Buffalo, N.Y.
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