I first heard about this movie at my Birthworkers of Central Ohio meeting. Birthworkers is a group of individuals that work together to empower women through pregnancy and birth while staying true to the mother and father's wishes for the pregnancy and birth experience. This movie grabbed the members' attention, as there was an upcoming screening of the movie at Ohio State. I was seeing patients, and thus not able to attend, but just received an email that it is being shown on The Oprah Winfrey Network this weekend.
The times are:
Saturday, May 7:
9:30pm Eastern & West Coast / 8:30pm Central
12:30am Eastern & West Coast / 11:30pm Central
Sunday May 8:
1pm Eastern & West Coast / 12n Central
This movie speaks to the dangers of lack of prenatal care in various parts of the world. It follows the story of four women throughout their journey in their community. The movie was developed following complications after the birth of the directors child. She learned that thousands of women die every year during childbirth and 90% of these deaths are preventable. She made this movie to create awareness, and hopefully spark some initiative for change.
Prenatal care is essential during pregnancy, regardless of your choice of where to birth, how to birth and how holistic or medically minded you are. Unfortunately, not everyone has equal opportunity for the care they deserve. This is not only true in foreign countries, but also right here in the US.
I have not watched this movie, however I have high hopes for it to make a difference in the care that women are given during this exciting time in their lives. The website for the movie is www.everymothercounts.org
