The Roots of Love & Violence: Birth & the Primal Period Symposium II, Part  4

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Symposium 2 Part 4

Featured in this film are: 1) a medical anthropologist/researcher who lived with and studied an indigenous group in the Amazon; 2) a pre- and peri-natal psychologist; an indigenous approach to turning a mal-presenting baby in the womb; 3) a Jewish father’s remembrance of his circumcision, and a Jewish mother who circumcised both her sons and then became an advocate for Jews to not circumcise their sons; and 4) introducing 3 pioneering midwives who’ve each started a birth center… whose stories will be included in the 5th film of this series.

Hosted by Suzanne Arms

The film opens with circumcision but there are a number of other topics, including:
– the physiology of the penis and the immediate of circumcision on babies…. and adult men
– “brit shalom”, the alternative Jewish ceremony done on the 7th day of a boy’s life
– the relationship between prematurity and lack of good prenatal care
– the importance of continuity of care and full postpartum care
– the need to support “native” peoples to preserve their cultures, and the wisdom they offer
– issues of choice, compliance and resistance in maternity care
– the introduction of infant massage into Western cultures
– how to help babies fall asleep
– the importance of mothers-to-mother support
– creating awareness and respect (and self-respect) for pregnancy
– simple practices that help parents relax and connect more deeply with their baby