"Midwife" has made it into another University! That makes four universities so far that have a copy of the film that they show to their students. How awesome is that?

Here is an excerpt from the email I got (used here with permission), and info about the extremely cool class that it's going to be a part of (seriously, how cool does that class sound?):

Hello! I am an Associate Professor of English, French, & Gender Studies, and Chair of the Gender Studies Program at Lindenwood University in St. Louis MO. I also just had a homebirth with a midwife with my 2nd son last June. My first was born naturally and drug free in a hospital in Manhattan. I would like to bring this film to campus for screening sometime during the Spring 2016 semester, if possible. I would also like my university to purchase the DVD because I want to show it in a class that I am teaching for my 3 week January term this next Jan (2016). The class is called Birth: A Cooperation of History, Tradition, and Myth. I will speak at length about the recent resurgence of home births with midwives. We are reading a lot of stuff (Gaskin, Kitzinger, etc... and I am having speakers come as well (my own midwife, doula, etc...). But I wanted to show them this film also, and thought that since my university has a really nice Film Series, that we might want to include this in that if possible!


If you work for a University or College and want to get this film in your school, please let me know!

I did a podcast with Matt Stone from 180 Degree Health.

Here's where you can find it:

I was kind of nervous doing the podcast, and I kind of fumbled my way through some of the topics, but it went okay overall (because Matt Stone is a pretty awesome guy and he was genuinely interested in and passionate about the film). I'm not going to listen to the podcast, because I don't feel like listening to myself, but I hope that you will enjoy it.

This has taken for ever. I am so sorry. I had no idea it was such a process.

But, without further ado, "Midwife" is finally available to be viewed On-Demand (through Amazon Instant Video).

You can go to the "ON-DEMAND" link above, or click here.

It's only $2.99. (Amazon.com sets the price on it, which is good for you, because if I was setting the price, I would have set it at a slightly higher price point.)

Again, sorry for the delay. And I hope you enjoy the movie!

Hey, everybody, check this out...

A faculty member from Bastyr University in Kenmore, Washington requested a copy of "Midwife" to have in their library, so now, there it is!

If you happen to work at a university, or are a student at a university, feel free to request a copy as well.

If you've been following along, you should know that "Midwife" DVDs go on sale next Monday, January 20, 2014. I was hoping to have online streaming available on this date as well, but, apparently, making a movie available for online streaming is a longer process than I expected. I will keep you updated, and hopefully it won't be too much longer.

For those of you who haven't been able to catch a screening of "Midwife" in your area (or, even if you have and would just like to watch it again, or buy it as a gift for someone, or use it as a coaster), the time has come! DVDs will be up for sale on January 20th. Let the countdown begin!

And, if everything goes off without a hitch, online streaming should be available on that date as well. (If not then, it will be available shortly thereafter.)

Thank you to everybody for your support and excitement for this film.

Please continue to spread the word!

I went to Fargo on Saturday for a screening of "Midwife". I have attended four of the movie screenings so far (those that were in close enough proximity for me to drive to), and this will probably be the last one I attend.

It was shown on the second screen at the beautiful Fargo Theatre.

It cost me only $100 to rent out the second screen at the theater for 2-1/2 hours. It was the price they give to kids celebrating their birthdays there, where the kid will pick one of his favorite movies to show, and they would write "Happy Birthday Bobby" up on the marquee or whatever.

"Midwife" was attended by a wonderful group for people. I always feel, whenever I attend one of these screenings, that I would like to be friends with the majority of people attending. They all seem just so nice!

My family lives in the area (kind of), so my mom was there, as well as my dad and his wife, my sister, my niece and my niece's boyfriend. This probably marks the first time that a teenage boy has seen the film. I asked my niece's boyfriend what he thought of the birth scenes, and he gave me a thumbs up.

Thanks to all who attended!

Look at what I did:

That's right. I put the movie up on IMDB.

Go here to check it out. 

It was relatively easy to get the listing on IMDB. Just answered some questions, and then IMDB did whatever they needed to do to verify that it was actually a movie. Then, badda bing badda boom, there's the listing.

Interesting Sidenote: It didn't cost anything to get the movie listed on IMDB, but it did cost $35 to upload the picture of the movie poster that you see there.

If you've seen the movie, and if you have the time and inclination to do so, please go to the IMDB page and write a review for the film. It will create a little buzz for the film on the IMDB site, you know?

The Fargo Forum, a newspaper out of Fargo, ND, did an article on Midwife today. I had no idea it would take up an entire page, plus some! Wow.

Here is a link to the article: http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/418763/

If you're from Fargo, ND and are interested in attending the screening this weekend, click here for all the details.

Sarah Biermeier, the midwife I followed for the film and who was interviewed for this article said, "It was great! Except it says I delivered 350 babies, and I said I have been to 350 births, starting as a doula."

So, there you go.

Another thing to note is that Sarah would never say that she "delivers" babies. Because babies are birthed, not delivered.

I drove down to Des Moines for the Iowa screening of "Midwife" this past Saturday. It was so nice. Lots of great people there. At a nice theater (the Varsity Theater). Well organized by some wonderful people from the Friends of Iowa Midwives.

During the screening, I sat next to Melanie Moore, an Iowa midwife who was featured in the movie. She was so cute. She hid her face in her scarf every time she came on the screen. I asked her, "Is this how you watched the premiere too?" And she said, "Only during the parts when I'm on the screen."

After the screening, Melanie and I were on a discussion panel along with Megan Day, who is a lobbyist for Friends of Iowa Midwives. Let me tell you, Megan knows her stuff! She was amazing. Hopefully, Iowa will be on its way to legalizing or licensing or decriminalizing (or any combination of the above) home birth midwives!