Editing All My Babies (section)

== Preservation ==
In 2002, ''All My Babies'' was added to the [[National Film Registry]] by the [[Library of Congress]] as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." Today, the film is studied for its contributions to documentary filmmaking, public health education, and African American history.<ref>{{cite web |title=Reclaiming Midwives: Stills from All My Babies |url=http://documentarystudies.duke.edu/exhibits/past-exhibits/reclaiming-midwives-stills-from-all-my-babies |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228235136/http://documentarystudies.duke.edu/exhibits/past-exhibits/reclaiming-midwives-stills-from-all-my-babies |archive-date=2014-02-28 |access-date=15 October 2013 |publisher=Duke University Center for Documentary Studies}}</ref> It has been featured in exhibitions such as "Reclaiming Midwives: Stills from All My Babies" at the [[Smithsonian Institution]]'s [[National Museum of African American History and Culture]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Dell'Amore |first=Christine |date=February 2006 |title=Labors of Love |journal=Smithsonian Magazine |pages=33–34}} No free access online.</ref>

Scholars continue to examine the film's nuanced portrayal of midwifery, race, and health care success, and it remains an important artifact for discussions about medical ethics, racial equity, and documentary storytelling.