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Belinda's Baby

Belinda Wardlaw-Jones, one of the few women in Australia to be born with a rare form of muscular dystrophy, prepares for and experiences parenthood in the face of severe disability.
Year : 1998 | Total Duration : 56 Minutes | Producer : Celia Tait, Brian Beaton
Director : Celia Tait |
CU ultrasound image of foetus in womb. CUs smiling faces of parents Belinda Wardlaw-Jones and husband Andrew and CU profile of technician's face. CU interview with Belinda's mother Andrea Wardlaw.
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Access No. 130322 | 1 min 53 secs | 1990s | Perth, WA, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
VS Belinda Wardlaw-Jones arriving at hospital outpatients unit in wheelchair. CU interview with Belinda. Montage of black & white photographs of Belinda and her two sisters as young children. CU interview with Andrea Wardlaw. VS Belinda being examined by a male and a female medical officer.
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Access No. 130324 | 3 mins 1 sec | 1990s | Perth, WA, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Professor Con Michael and nurse examining Belinda Wardlaw-Jones on hospital bed. VS stethoscope on stomach. Video footage of Belinda and Andrew's wedding with Belinda walking with assistance of stick and father's arm. VS wedding and MS interview with Belinda and Andrew.
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Access No. 130325 | 1 min 46 secs | 1990s | Perth, WA, Australia | © NFSA/Kevin Rutley/John Stedman | Colour |
Belinda Wardlaw-Jones being fitted with hoist from wheelchair by carer .
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Access No. 130326 | 59 secs | 1990s | Perth, WA, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Television promo and footage from programme Queensland Today. Montage of footage of interview with Belinda Wardlaw-Jones on show by interviewer and in conference at table with group of people as group facilitator.
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Access No. 130327 | 33 secs | 1990s | Perth, WA, Australia | © Seven Queensland | Colour |
CU hand feeding material through sewing machine and CU face of Belinda Wardlaw-Jones behind. MS Belinda talking to interviewer about her role as a consultant and her consultancy business. CUs sewing.
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Access No. 130328 | 45 secs | 1990s | Perth, WA, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
VS nurse taking prenatal class demonstrating ways of walking. VS class watching attentively. Pan to Belinda and Andrew Wardlaw-Jones.
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Access No. 130329 | 53 secs | 1990s | Perth, WA, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU dolls and stuffed toys seen through bars of baby cot. Belinda Wardlaw-Jones with Andrew practicing how to get a baby out of the cot by using baby doll. Interviews with Belinda and her mother Andrea.
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Access No. 130330 | 1 min 23 secs | 1990s | Perth, WA, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Belinda Wardlaw-Jones being lowered into swimming pool by hoist to husband Andrew waiting below and floating together. Interview with Andrea Wardlaw about being the carrier of the muscular dystrophy gene.
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Access No. 130331 | 1 min 55 secs | 1990s | Perth, WA, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Interview with Belinda Wardlaw-Jones about tests. CUs various photographs both colour and black & white of Belinda and her family from babyhood on. Voice over by Andrea Wardlaw.
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Access No. 130332 | 1 min 28 secs | 1990s | Perth, WA, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
VS Andrew wheeling hoist in corridor of house and treating wheelchair bound patients. MS Andrew assisting Belinda in bed. CU digital clock. Car headlights in camera at night. Carer arrives at Wardlaw-Jones house and speaks with Andrew in kitchen.
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Access No. 130333 | 5 mins 51 secs | 1990s | Perth, WA, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU side-vision mirror on outside of car reflecting traffic. GS freeway and CU Andrew driving, talking to interviewer. VS Andrew assisting Belinda to get into bed using hoist. CU alert face of dog. CU car headlights towards camera at night. Andrew lying on bed watching television.
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Access No. 130334 | 2 mins 6 secs | 1990s | Perth, WA, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU interview with Belinda Wardlaw-Jones discussing problems in her relationship with Andrew. CU Andrew's face watching television. Black clouds skimming face of silvery full moon at night.
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Access No. 130335 | 1 min 48 secs | 1990s | Perth, WA, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
VS equipment stored into back of van and MS carer preparing food in kitchen. MS Belinda in wheelchair smoking. Belinda in back of wheelchair taxi. Interview with Andrew in taxi. VS arriving at hospital. CU foetal heartbeat monitor. VS epidural needle being inserted into Belinda's spine. VS nurse performing ultrasound and CUs equipment.
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Access No. 130336 | 2 mins 21 secs | 1990s | Perth, WA, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
VS Belinda in labour with Andrew by her side. Mother Andrea arrives at bedside. VS Belinda in labour with staff and family bedside. CU wall clock. CU interview outside delivery room with Andrea Wardlaw. Just born baby placed on Belinda's stomach. CU cleaning baby's face. High angle shot of car with wheelchair on roof arriving home. CU interview with Belinda.
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Access No. 130337 | 5 mins 38 secs | 1990s | Perth, WA, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
VS Andrew bathing crying baby in tub with Belinda looking on. ECU baby's face looking at camera. MS Belinda dressing baby. VS Belinda preparing food with baby sleeping on tray next to her. CU crying baby. VS carers arriving and helping with routines for both Belinda and baby Edward.
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Access No. 130339 | 5 mins 11 secs | 1990s | Perth, WA, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
WS family with Belinda in wheelchair and Andrew pushing pram going for walk. Interview with Andrew voicing concern about the role of carers in his life now. CU baby Edward asleep in crook of Belinda's arm at Awards presentation. WS Premier Richard Court at podium with woman signing by his side. Belinda accepting award and interview with Belinda being filmed.
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Access No. 130340 | 2 mins 32 secs | 1990s | Perth, WA, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Andrew and Belinda having emergency meeting in their kitchen with carer agency manager. VS around kitchen table discussion. CU interview with Belinda. VS multiple carers in house doing chores. GS Andrew and Belinda sitting outdoors with baby Edward in walker. VS conversations with various managers and carers revealing problems in care structure. Cutaways to Edward in playpen.
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Access No. 130341 | 3 mins | 1990s | Perth, WA, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS carer changing baby Edward's nappy. Various CUs of carers and Belinda and Andrew. GS Andrew playing computer games. CUs Belinda holding Edward while carer bottlefeeds him. GS Andrew walking along beach with dog. Chaotic household scenes with Andrew holding Edward while dog barks, carer changing his nappy and Belinda attempting to take control.
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Access No. 130342 | 2 mins 31 secs | 1990s | Perth, WA, Australia | © NFSA/Epic MegaGames Inc | Colour |
CU stuffed toys seen through bars of cot. Pan to CU sleeping baby. CU interview with Belinda about her low self esteem as a mother. VS Belinda taking Edward on her lap for a walk in her wheelchair. VS protesters at rally against government slashing of disability funding. CUs of Belinda and Andrew in crowd holding balloons which Edward plays with.
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Access No. 130343 | 3 mins 18 secs | 1990s | Perth, WA, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Interior of radio station 6PR with woman at control panel and presenter Howard Sattler talking into microphone interviewing Belinda over phone. CUs presenter and MS Belinda on telephone. CU red flashing lights on presenter's telephone. CU Edward sitting amongst toys on mat on floor.
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Access No. 130344 | 1 min 29 secs | 1990s | Perth, WA, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
WS people in wheelchairs down ramp and VS Belinda outdoors in wheelchair with Edward in walker. CU interview with Andrew. Underwater shots of Belinda in swimming pool then from above water doing backstroke and breaststroke. VS Andrew and Belinda discussing genetic chances of Edward contracting muscular dystrophy with Dr Panegyres. CUs Edward feeding from bottle and smiling faces of Belinda and Andrew.
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Access No. 130345 | 2 mins 52 secs | 1990s | Perth, WA, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Andrew, Belinda and Edward swimming in swimming pool. CUs of all three. VS Edward's first birthday party. CU cake and VS speech by Andrew and guests.
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Access No. 130346 | 1 min 50 secs | 1990s | Perth, WA, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
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