The Business of Being Born (2008)

Cast

Credited cast:
	Mary Helen Ayres	...	Herself - Homebirth Midwife in Indiana
	Julia Barnett Tracy	...	Herself - Parent
	Sylvie Blaustein	...	Herself - Owner & Director, Midwifery of Manhattan
	Louann Brizendine	...	Herself
	Michael Brodman	...	Himself
	Patricia Burkhardt	...	Herself
	Tina Cassidy	...	Herself - Journalist and Author of 'Birth'
	Ronaldo Cortes	...	Himself - Ob / Gyn (as Dr. Ronaldo Cortes)
	Robbie Davis-Floyd	...	Herself - Medical Anthropologist
	Eugene Declerq	...	Himself
	Abby Epstein	...	Herself - Filmmaker
	Eden Fromberg	...	Herself - Ob / Gyn (as Dr. Eden Fromberg)
	Natashia Fuksman	...	Herself - Doula (Labor Support)
	Ina May Gaskin	...	Herself - Midwife
	Nadine Goodman	...	Herself - Public Health Specialist

Storyline

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. There is an unexpected turn when director Epstein not only discovers she is pregnant, but finds the life of her child on the line. Should most births should be viewed as a natural life process, or should every delivery be treated as a potential medical emergency? Written by Anonymous  

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