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This film on effective midwife training represented a breakthrough in candor at the time it was made. Centering on Miss Mary, a dedicated midwife in Albany, Georgia, the film opens with a meeting in which the town's midwives are chastised for the recent death of a baby and prompted to review the fundamentals of their work. It then follows two parallel stories, one of an experienced and confident expectant mother and the other of a young woman who comes perilously close to losing her child out of ignorance. Stoney juxtaposes scenes in a home that is dirty and unprepared with one that is properly organized for childbirth and postnatal care. Miss Mary's gentle narration carries the action and adds a reassuring tone. An actual birth provides the film's dramatic climax.
Credits
- Directed by
- George C. Stoney
- Written by
- George C. Stoney
- Produced by
- George C. Stoney
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This film on effective midwife training represented a breakthrough in candor at the time it was made. Centering on Miss Mary, a dedicated midwife in Albany, Georgia, the film opens with a meeting in which the town's midwives are chastised for the recent death of a baby and prompted to review the fundamentals of their work. It then follows two parallel stories, one of an experienced and confident expectant mother and the other of a young woman who comes perilously close to losing her child out of ignorance. Stoney juxtaposes scenes in a home that is dirty and unprepared with one that is properly organized for childbirth and postnatal care. Miss Mary's gentle narration carries the action and adds a reassuring tone. An actual birth provides the film's dramatic climax.
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- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, catalog record
- Wikidata · Q2326990 ↗ — country, genre, credits
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