Snooki Joins Those Breaking the Last Taboo: Gives Birth Onscreen

Photo by: Birth Story

Now playing in theaters, Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin & the Farm Midwives, is a documentary about the famous midwife Ina May. And it's chock full of incredible live births, many from the 1970s. Among the most memorable, though, is a peaceful scene of a woman giving birth recently, in birthing pool, in the company of family (including her 4-year-old daughter), Ina May, the film crew and a couple of string musicians. When the ... more 

Photo by: Birth Story

Now playing in theaters, Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin & the Farm Midwives, is a documentary about the famous midwife Ina May. And it's chock full of incredible live births, many from the 1970s. Among the most memorable, though, is a peaceful scene of a woman giving birth recently, in birthing pool, in the company of family (including her 4-year-old daughter), Ina May, the film crew and a couple of string musicians. When the baby comes, the woman is kneeling in the pool, then reaches down and catches the newborn herself, Kardashian-style. less