November 17, 2002

Videotaping my first birth

Yesterday I filmed my first birth. Bronte Fenwick , weighing 3.9 Kg arrived, face to pubes, at 6.50 a.m. after a 2 hour labour. Tracey, her mother was amazing - lots of back pain but a really fast labour, no doubt assisted by being her third baby. This was the first girl born into her father, Stuart’s, family for 85 years, so she will be especially treasured.

Videotaping this birth is the first step in producing some new birth videos for use in midwifery education. I have a number of potential topics in mind, but will have to see what I can videotape before deciding which issues to tackle first. The wonderful staff at the Birth Centre in St George Hospital, Kogarah, are helping by canvassing women for me and I am really enjoying working with this dedicated team.

It was rather special to have a baby born posterior for my first effort! This is not all that common and to have a completely natural birth, with no medications and an intact perineum was a treat. I hope to tape some more births over the next three months, when I am mainly in Sydney, and therefore available. Whilst I have no experience of videotaping, I do have a “fool proof” camera and one which will record in the dark if necessary. I hope to be an “invisible” as possible during the birth to keep the intrusion of the camera to a minimum. The hardest part was not getting involved with Tracey and Stuart. Not saying anything was OK but keeping my hands off her aching back was hard!

I wonder what the next one will be like?

Posted by andrea at November 17, 2002 03:40 PM

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The birth sounds wonderful.

I understand what you mean about roles in labour and birth. I have spent the last three years as a student. In December I will be attending my sister-in-law's birth and have no idea how I will meet her needs in the support person role without spilling into the student/midwife role.

Also from January if I pass my final exam (I should be optimistic and say when) then I have to transition from student to midwife. I don't ever want to lose the feeling of joy I had at the first birth.

I look forward to seeing the video when you produce it.

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