Must See Film: “The Business of Being Born”

Birth: it’s a miracle. A rite of passage. A natural part of life. But more than anything, birth is a business. Compelled to find answers after a disappointing birth experience with her first child, actress Ricki Lake recruits filmmaker Abby Epstein to explore the maternity care system in America. Focusing on New York City, the film reveals that there is much to distrust behind hospital doors and follows several couples who decide to give birth on their own terms. And their follow up sequel “More Business of Being Born” explores and compares various childbirth methods, including midwives, natural births, epidurals and cesarean sections. A must watch for any newly pregnant women trying to figure out her birth plan. – Taryn Cox for THE WIFE

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