Breast feeding.

Date:
1974
  • Film

About this work

Description

The film made for mothers-to-be discusses the value of even a short period of breast feeding, particularly with regards to the protection it can provide, the balanced nature of the ingredients of breast milk and its importance in ensuring healthy growth and development. There are some vox pops at the beginning with mothers explaining why they didn't breast feed. Nurses and mid-wives help new mothers to feed their babies. A link is made between over feeding and obesity in adults. Dr Valman is sympathetic to mothers who can't or decide not to breast feed; he does explain, however, the importance of bonding, how natural breast feeding is and plays down the perceived 'inconvenience'. There is a short intertitle with SMA (a supplier of formula milk) at the end.

Publication/Creation

England, 1974.

Physical description

3 film reels (20 min. ea) : sound, colour, 16 mm

Copyright note

John Wyeth & Brother Ltd

Notes

All copies are slightly acetic, going magenta and warped. Two copies are marked no. 32 and no. 89; the former is marginally better. The third copy (copy 57) is faded and slightly acetic. Copy no. 32 is in Fridge B.
Although this title features in the BMA catalogue, no copies were given to the Wellcome Library in the BMA accessions. Two copies were donated to the collection by Bernard Valman who asserted how popular this title was with mothers-to-be. An additional copy was donated by the NCT.
There are two leaflets held in the department which accompany the film; one for mothers-to-be and the other to outline to medical professionals how the film could be used.

Creator/production credits

Written and directed by Sarah Erulkar, produced by Peter Bradford. Subject adviser Dr Bernard Valman, consultant paediatrican, Northwock Park Hospital (he also features in the film). Produced by World Wide Pictures.

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