Pregnancy
Pregnancy
Synopsis
Wen Jing is rising in her career and in the prime of life when she unexpectedly becomes pregnant. Forced to leave the workplace, she begins adjusting to her identity as a pregnant woman. Without work, she cannot find a center for her life. Soon she faces an overwhelming round of prenatal checkups, and medical terms for pregnancy risks, such as amniotic fluid embolism, hemorrhage and eclampsia, frighten her. Add to this the anxiety of a changing role in the family, huge changes in her body and breastfeeding after birth: this series of major conflicts and changes leaves her at a loss. From a pampered daughter she must become a mother. How will she cope with the anxiety of this change in identity? Soon she develops postpartum depression. In the future that awaits her, how will she find herself again?
Director:
Wang Geci, Wang YiranGenre:
Documentary
Cinematographer:
Wang GeciCast:
Wen Jing