The First Cry (French: Le Premier Cri) is a 2007 French documentary film directed by Gilles de Maistre.

The film follows 12 women from different parts the world as they prepare for childbirth.

They are portrayed during the 24 hours leading up to the birth of their children.

[1] Isabelle Regnier wrote in Le Monde that it engages in "sacralization of pregnant women, aestheticization of suffering bodies, ritualization of the gift of life".

By primarily depicting home births, it seems to Regnier to present a negative view of hospitals.