Listen to an edited recording of this event. Download an MP3.

Giving birth is an event rich in ritual. Here in the West it is often overlooked, perhaps because the great majority of births take place in hospital. This event will explore not only Western birth rituals, but also those from other cultures, how they are perceived when they are brought here and what we can learn from them.

Speakers:

Mavis Kirkham, Emeritus Professor of Midwifery, Sheffield Hallam University.

Comfort Momoh, midwife, founder of the African Well Woman Clinic, and campaigner for the abolition of the practice of female genital mutilation.

Dr Gowri Motha, obstetrician and creator of the 'Gentle Birth Method'.

This is event is FREE.

Book now to receive an e-ticket

This event will be recorded and the audio uploaded to this page after the event. Please check back after the event to listen.

This event is twinned with the Birthlight conference 'From Womb to World' in Cambridge on 7 May. The exhibition 'Womb to World', curated by Thereza Wells, will open at Clare Hall, Cambridge from 7 May - end of July.

Image: Marilène Oliver, 2003