Determined not to become another statistic of the Black maternal health crisis, Janeé Washington and her husband Josh choose the rare option of hiring an experienced midwife and doula and planning to give birth at home, away from the hospital and all of its interventions. But the baby has other plans. This is the story of the birth of one baby, with its family caught between two very different approaches to childbirth.
In partnership with Black Women Birthing Justice and with funding from the Creative Work Fund, Born for This director Jen Gilomen is creating a series of short documentaries that highlight the important role of doulas in advocating for and supporting their clients in birth. The series will include an exhibition of birth photography by Linda Jones, a founder and leader in the movement for birth justice.
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