From my experience of professionally videotaping women giving birth (including one cesarean), I learned the art of videotaping a childbirth. Most of the shoots I did were for the parent’s personal use; but a few times, the footage was produced for training purposes, and one tape was produced for public television. Only in looking back and speaking as I an older person, I believe it is imperative to keep the mother’s dignity a priority.

When I was shooting births, I had no model to work from. Other than what I shot, I never saw this type of footage until years later. Recently, I watched a few programs on television about this to see how other videographers approach the situation. From this, I learned my feelings about how to approach videotaping childbirths are basically along the same lines as what is on television today.

I suggest to those who are going to video the child birthing process is to approach it in the same way as shown on TV. Avoid shots that would embarrass the mother and her family and friends. Pretend like your video is for the world to see! This way, you will not take embarrassing angles. If the mother is showing too much skin, angle the camera in such a way that the visual footage is not too intense. Don’t forget about your zoom lens too, use your zoom to crop out scenes that are too revealing and provide too much information. Be mindful too, DO NOT TALK and narrate the event as you are shooting it. It’s difficult to not speak while shooting even for professionals. Be mindful of the audio content as you shoot, allow breathing room for personal privacy.

In videotaping childbirths, less is more! For the most part, keep the camera off. When the time comes to capture the birth itself and the few choicest minutes that follow, start taping! Be discreet and protect the mother’s personal privacy (physically speaking). Don’t tape ugly moments, and don’t talk while videotaping (unless you absolutely have to).

Think of this as an heirloom for the child―videotape this special moment in such a way that the parents will be proud to show the raw, unedited footage to their family and friends. If you follow these guidelines, you will have a video that will bring joy, not embarrassment. (revised 2/15/2006)

Debbie Jensen, Graphic Designer and Photographer http://www.debjensendesigns.com

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Strain and excessive pressure in the blood veins running in your rectum can cause hemorrhoids; this type of strain can derive from constipation, diarrhea, pregnancy, anal sex, old age, obesity, heavy lifting and medical conditions from which you may be administering different types of medication.
Common symptoms of hemorrhoids are itching and burning as well as pain when they are external and practically no feeling of discomfort when they are internal other then you will notice blood in your stool or toilet paper in the bright red color that can be seen in fresh blood.
There are many cures for hemorrhoids both traditional and natural such as homeopathic, which by many is considered to be better and faster then the traditional treatments.
The Effects Of Homeopathic Cures For Hemorrhoids
Homeopathic cures for hemorrhoids act locally and internally depending where the hemorrhoids are located and they usually helm to calm the blood vessels and shrink the hemorrhoids thus, providing immediate relief. When you choose a natural remedy such as homeopathic cures for hemorrhoids you will also be required to change your daily diet.
It is important to limit the intake of caffeine which promotes dehydration and constipation, which will result in hemorrhoids, limit alcohol intake, which […]

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Birth control high blood pressure symptoms can be a problem for women taking certain types of hormonal contraceptives. The two birth control methods that pose the most risk include the birth control pill and the birth control patch.
However, not every woman who uses these methods of birth control will experience high blood pressure, as there are many factors involved that generally determine the degree of risk each woman faces.
Nevertheless, the reason why hormonal birth control high blood pressure risk exists, is because these contraceptives contain progestins. Progestin is a type if drug that mirrors the activity of the hormone progesterone which naturally occurs in the female body.
It is common for progestin to slightly raise the blood pressure in most women who take hormonal birth control, and it is the cause of high blood pressure when it occurs.
The risk of birth control causing high blood pressure increases for a woman based on the following factors:
 Age 0 As a woman ages (usually mid 35 and older), her chances of developing high blood pressure increases.
 Duration of use 0 The longer a woman uses the pill or patch, the greater the chances of high blood pressure occurring.
 Pre-existing condition 0 Women […]

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