Movie: The Labour of Pain and Joy

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Kirsi Hjort
Kirsi Hjort

Self

Anna-Riitta Kässi
Anna-Riitta Kässi

Self

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    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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    2024-08-23

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