THIS IS AMERICA - EXPECTANT FATHER
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Duration: ~15:47 | B&W Directed by Edward J. Montagne and supervised by Phil Reisman, Jr., this is part of a "This Is America" series. It is a comedic yet informative film about the role of the father during pregnancy and childbirth, set against the post-WWII baby boom. Text cards note: "Last year the birth rate boomed to 3,500,000 — up 42% from 1939... one-half of all parents were fathers... Here for the first time is a study of that little-known man behind the housing shortage — the father!" The film humorously celebrates and informs expectant fathers while connecting to VNSNY's maternal health services.
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Duration: ~15:47 | B&W
Directed by Edward J. Montagne and supervised by Phil Reisman, Jr., this is part of a "This Is America" series. It is a comedic yet informative film about the role of the father during pregnancy and childbirth, set against the post-WWII baby boom. Text cards note: "Last year the birth rate boomed to 3,500,000 — up 42% from 1939... one-half of all parents were fathers... Here for the first time is a study of that little-known man behind the housing shortage — the father!" The film humorously celebrates and informs expectant fathers while connecting to VNSNY's maternal health services.
Directed by Edward J. Montagne and supervised by Phil Reisman, Jr., this is part of a "This Is America" series. It is a comedic yet informative film about the role of the father during pregnancy and childbirth, set against the post-WWII baby boom. Text cards note: "Last year the birth rate boomed to 3,500,000 — up 42% from 1939... one-half of all parents were fathers... Here for the first time is a study of that little-known man behind the housing shortage — the father!" The film humorously celebrates and informs expectant fathers while connecting to VNSNY's maternal health services.
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