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Name:: Birth Matters Video Contest
Category:: Common Interest -
Description:: Vote for the best video about childbirth! First prize winner gets $1000!

This winter and spring, Birth Matters Virginia had a little contest. We were looking for videos that would educate and inform women and their partners about options for childbirth. Read the original rules for entry here: http://birthmattersva.org/videocontest.html#judging. The deadline was Mother's Day.

Along the way, we got nearly 40 videos, hundreds of media and blog articles about our contest, and the interest of international childbirth experts and advocates.

Now the judging panel (which includes Ricki Lake, Abby Epstein, and Dr. Sarah Buckley) will narrow it down to the top 10 videos and then the top 3. Winners will be announced in mid June.

First prize is $1000.
Second prize is $500
Third prize is $100

Take a look under the "LINKS" section below for links to all the entries. Watch them, rate them, leave a comment if you like. Tell all your friends about the contest so they can vote too! (read less)
Vote for the best video about childbirth! First prize winner gets $1000!

This winter and spring, Birth Matters Virginia had a little contest. We were looking for videos that would educate and inform women and their partners about options for childbirth. Read the original rules for entry here: http://birthmattersva.org/videocontest.html#judging. The deadline was Mother's Day.

Along the way, we got nearly 40 videos, hundreds of media and blog articles about our contest, and the interest of... (read more)
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Website:: http://birthmattersva.org/videocontest.html

Recent News

News:: Finalists have been announced! The judges will review these and determine who wins the prizes. Deductions are taken from videos that are not in the required time frame (4-7 minutes) or that were submitted late.

Here are the finalists:

Birthing Plain and Simple, by Lynn King (Indiana):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAre8Ews3fk

Do You Doula? by Julie Clevidence (Ohio):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvmB96cRnaU

Doulas Make a Difference, by Marla Yeatts (Virginia):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfOBVPZg94Y

Educated Birth, by Margaret Dombrowski:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC0UZShzIHw

Home Birth/Water Birth of Judah Darwin, by Rachel Zucker (New York):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quJvDZ_Ev6M&feature=channel_page

Home Birth DIY Labor and Delivery, by Ryanne Hodson (Virginia):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=245bDnOVAxQ

It's Worth It, Kat Hickey (Indiana):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ7J8BIYa7g

Misconception, Becky Carey (Virginia):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxRmVciXy-g

Natural Born Babies (Part 1& 2 considered as one entry), Kip Hewitt (California):
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7DrP4-po5U and
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvONLKYfaIA

Prevent Cesarean Surgery, Ragan Cohen (California):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZy0JPtubiQ

The Nature of Natural Birth, Laura Alvarez (Wisconsin):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrIPtVEjVnc

We hope to announce the winners in mid-June! Reviewing all the videos thoroughly has taken longer than we thought! There were some truly great entries. Congrats to all that entered; you are helping the cause of educating people about their choices and options, whether or not you are a finalist. We really appreciate the time, energy, creativity, and passion that everyone brought to this contest.

Please go back and take a second look at the finalists as well as all of the entries. If you haven't done so already, leave these folks a comment and let them know what you thought! Some of these videos have thousands or even tens of thousands of views already.

Help us get the word out by posting links to the contest and to your favorites on your blog, facebook page, etc. You can get links to all the entries here: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/posted.php?id=73753459808

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