nick thorpe is a friend of agnes gereb and has campaigned on her behalf.is personal view of the case. >> >> a film about the birth of my second son matthew. he, like all my five sons, was born here in our fight in budapest. each birth was such a good, safe, positive experience. that is why we have had so many children that was very much thanks to the work of one brave, pioneering and geary and midwife, agnes gereb -- the hungarian midwife. like many other couples who have given birth, she is something like a second mother to our children. but 15 years on from manthey's birth, the hands that delivered our baby are tied. she has been ostracized from the medical profession, sentenced to two years in prison, and banned from doing the work she loves. >> win agnes gereb appeared in the courtroom behind me, the judge in justifying her sentence said this is a woman that hon. society needs to be protected from. what did she do wrong, and how well her fate affected future of birth in eastern europe? >> agnes gereb has been under house arrest for the past 16 months,