The Creation Of Life (1948)

Overview : This silent film from 1948 "The Creation of Life" briefly demonstrates how a fetus forms and graphically shows different types of births. It was made by Sherwood Picture Corp., and may have been sold both to schools and professional organizations for medical education, and to the public for shock value. (Several similar birth films were sold in this era through home catalogs and photography shops.) Summary: By means of diagrams, conceptions and pregnancy are explained. Views of various methods of delivery are shown. Created by: T. Marc Sherwood

Release Date : January 23, 1948

Runtime : 14m

Genre : Documentary  

Companies : Sherwood Pictures

Countries : United States of America

Keywords : baby, complicated birth, doctor, vagina, educational, medical, silent, childbirth, rectum