The Labour of Pain and Joy
Kivun ja ilon työ
The birthing experience can be simultaneously a shattering yet magnificent experience. Two Finnish birth experts – Kirsi, a midwife, and Anna-Riitta, a doula, or birth support person – work to improve birth practices in the hospital and at home. The film explores the personal, social and mythical facets of birth through the intimate stories of Kirsi and Anna-Riitta. They experience this earth-shaking event every day and view birth as a natural part of human sexuality.