Direction: Franca Pizzini, Mariuccia Giacomini
Author: Franca Pizzini, Mariuccia Giacomini
Country: Italy
Year: 1988
Duration: 40 min
Subject: History of childbirth from the 15th to the 20th century. The documentary is divided into two parts titled: “The body of the woman in labor in the time of the midwife (15th-18th centuries)”; “The medicalization of childbirth (18th-20th centuries)”.
Type: Documentary
Format: DVD
Language: Italian
Notes: Source: information provided by Franca Pizzini, who donated a copy of the DVD to the Badaracco Foundation; in collaboration with the Province of Milan and Medialogo (technical support)
Availability: the video is held at the Badaracco Foundation (shelfmark V PIZ)