From executive producers Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein (The Business of Being Born), this topical new documentary, directed by Brigid Maher, examines a growing shift in the birthing industry: the rise of Caesarean sections. With C-section rates dangerously over 30% in America, are midwives the solu...

24 hours in labor intensifies. When Megan walks to keep things moving muscles in her back seize up and remain in spasm even between contractions. Dr. Berlin comes to check on Megan to see if he can help alleviate the cramp in her back.

As Anne inches closer to her due date she is aware that her birth plan might have to change last minute but for now she is advocating to have the full opportunity to attempt a VBAC birth.

Three days past her due date, Anthea starts feeling contractions. At 5:30am the birthing team arrives and as labor intensifies Anthea calms her mind to help overcome the physical intensity.

Midwife Davi Kaur Khalsa from TLC midwifery joins the conversation, discussing the final weeks leading up to the birth of Anthea's baby. Davi shares her tips and tricks to keep babies head down after flipping from a breech position. Anthea continues to plan a homebirth with fingers crossed the ba...

After meeting with her doctor to discuss her vaginal breech delivery, Anthea finds out that her baby has turned head down! She has now switched back to planning her dream home-birth experience, while still keeping the hospital as a backup plan should the baby flip again. Will her baby stay head d...

A Groundbreaking Documentary Birth As We Know It (2006 film, 73 minutes), directed and produced by Elena Tonetti-Vladimirova, is a stunningly beautiful film about natural births. It delivers a powerful transmission of what it really takes to give birth gracefully. Since its release in 2006, wit...

Midwife follows Minnesota home birth midwife during her first year as a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM). The documentary quietly shows the life of a home birth midwife, from prenatals, to births, to postpartums, while also examining what the birth environment looks like in states where home ...

All-New Journey: Meet Jenny in Episode 1, a larger-than-life Broadway choreographer and fitness instructor who shares how she overcame an arduous 5-year struggle with fertility.

15 hours into labor Anne has only progressed to 3 cm as contractions persist every 10 minutes. As the hours pass, Anne draws upon the memory of her husband surviving a gunshot wound for strength and courage.

More than 24 hours in Jenny heads to the hospital per her doctor’s request. She declines the hospital gown, choosing instead to stay in her personal clothing to minimize the clinical feel around her. Jenny is told her baby is "sunny side up" and uses the SIMs technique and a peanut ball to enco...

The prevalent belief in modern society is that women cannot give birth on their own; that they are not mentally, psychologically, or physically strong enough. The time has come to deconstruct this story.

These Are My Hours is a raw display of female intensity. It shows birth as mother-centric an...

For high energy and high activity people, settling down during the last few weeks of pregnancy can be a daunting change of pace. Luckily, Jenny keeps herself busy physically getting the nest ready while mentally preparing for her birth and after birth. Check out Episode 6 of Jenny's Journey on th...

After hitting "The Wall" Anthea accesses her inner strength and soon begins pushing guided by her intuition alone with no coaching. Tune in as she guides us through the end of her birth and finishes this 'Real Midwives' journey by talking through the juxtaposition of her two births and what she ...

Anne S. relives her first birth experience and emphasizes the importance of advocating for yourself even if your birth options seem limited.

Nearing the 42-week mark Megan begins to feel early contractions in the middle of the night. As the day progresses she tries to get things moving quicker through acupuncture and cupping. Labor is progressing slowly and the birth window is closing.

Jenny and her husband come up with a unique plan to balance the comforts of not being in a hospital for labor and having a medical safety blanket for birth. Don't miss episode 4 of Jenny's Journey on The Real Midwives of Los Angeles.

Anne talks about her dislike of the term "advanced maternal age". Being pregnant at 47 years old has its challenges but age is only one factor when it comes to a healthy pregnancy.

Dance is the backbone of Jenny’s exciting, fast-paced, and successful career and it’s also how she met her husband. But with only a few weeks left until her due date, Jenny listens to her body and stops her work as a choreographer and fitness instructor. Check out Episode 5 of Jenny's Journey on ...

Conscious Conception: An Empowered Pregnancy + Birthing Story documents the journey to motherhood for Dr. Laura Brayton, perinatal chiropractor and creator of Brayton Birth Method. In 2017, Dr. Brayton conceived and brought her son, Finley, into the world utilizing her own method to create an em...

Jenny checks into a hotel following her unique birth plan to labor at a hotel across the street from the hospital and to walk across when she is ready to deliver. After checking in for her 'labor day' stay, Jenny orders room service (womb service?) and takes leisure walks in and around the hotel....

Anne S., 47 years young, is pregnant with her 2nd child. Anne shares her struggle to balance work, motherhood, and pregnancy while sustaining a very active lifestyle which includes horseback riding several times a week.

Megan E. has a background as a professional dancer and is now a soon-to-be-new-mom. As we embark on this new Real Midwives journey Megan tells us about her early dance career, going on a national tour at age 16, and realizing her dream of dancing alongside river-dance icon Michael Flatley.