Witnesses. Place of Birth
Year
2026
Country
Ukraine
Duration
23’
At the start of the full-scale invasion, the city of Chernihiv was under siege by Russian forces for 37 days. Due to the encirclement and constant shelling by Russian troops, the city was left without access to water, food, or medicine. Under these conditions, women continued to give birth at the Chernihiv Maternity Hospital. The film’s protagonists share their experiences of giving birth in a bomb shelter, sharing a single cake with raisins for two weeks, and rationing medications when it was unclear whether more would be available in the near future.
We invite you to the discussion "Pregnancy and Childbirth in Wartime: Medical Realities, Psychological Trauma and the Search for Solutions", which will take place following the film screening.
Participants:
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Vira Tselyk, Senior Midwife at Chernihiv Maternity Hospital;
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Maryna Kronhlevska, Director of the film;
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Nataliia Leliukh, Obstetrician-Gynaecologist;
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Larysa Cheprasova, Midwife and Perinatal Psychologist;
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Maryna Marchenko, Co-founder and Head of the NGO Generation of Mothers Lada
Production and Sales
ГО «Докудейз» / NGO “Docudays”
