A Labour of Sharing

What rich traces of an era in this film that wonderfully illustrates the great paradox surrounding birth, when it was at its height. Two opposing visions: on the one hand, the culture of scientism and technology; on the other, nature, humanism and the sacred. Control, intervention and risk management contrast pathetically with support, trust and respect. On the eve of the passage of a bill that would place midwifery under medical guardianship, this documentary demonstrates that, on the contrary, we must return to the source and support this vision that puts power back in the hands of women and those who give birth. A must-see, especially if you're the Minister of Health, if only to be inspired by the aplomb demonstrated by midwife Aurore Bégin when she says: "I work with both hands, my mind and my conscience."

Co-founder of Mouvement pour l'autonomie dans l'enfantement and Executive Director of Mieux-Naître à Laval