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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 ... See full summary » Director:Abby Epstein |
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Cast
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Mary Helen Ayres | ... |
Herself - Homebirth Midwife in Indiana
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Julia Barnett Tracy | ... |
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Sylvie Blaustein | ... |
Herself - Owner & Director, Midwifery of Manhattan
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Louann Brizendine | ... |
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Michael Brodman | ... |
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Patricia Burkhardt | ... |
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Tina Cassidy | ... |
Herself - Journalist and Author of 'Birth'
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Ronaldo Cortes | ... |
Himself - Ob /
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Robbie Davis-Floyd | ... |
Herself - Medical Anthropologist
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Eugene Declerq | ... |
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Eden Fromberg | ... |
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Natashia Fuksman | ... |
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Ina May Gaskin | ... |
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Nadine Goodman | ... |
Herself - Public Health Specialist
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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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birth | hospital | brief female frontal nudity | archival footage | doctor |Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
9 January 2008 (USA) See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$9,574 (USA) (11 January 2008)Gross:
$69,348 (USA) (22 February 2008)Company Credits
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Written by Mick Ralphs (as Michael Ralphs) and Paul Rodgers
Performed by Bad Company
Courtesy of Swan Song Inc., by arrangement with Warner Music Group
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The Business is awesome. About as cool as the punk rock band the Business.
When the movie starts you wonder if the film quality and information in the film is worth it, I mean, it is a documentary. As the film goes on it get's better and better.
Even though I'm not sure if I agree with this film 100% (I haven't had time or necessity to research) I learned a monstrous amount of information and was blown away by how much I didn't know. B.O.B.B. OPENS UP YOUR EYES!
The best part was seeing women barely go through pain, though as the film goes on you do see more and more pain, but it does seem less in some ways than in the hospital.
I would have liked to know more about the dangers of death but they did touch on this mildly.