The Business of Being Born

Main segment from Ricki Lake’s 2008 documentary, The Business of Being Born:

https://watch.thebusinessof.life/bizoffilms/play/621fe8b47c1e9a00374c4c8b/62223f0a8adaf6004534e829

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.

YEAR
2008
RUNTIME
84 minutes
LANGUAGE
English
DIRECTOR
Abby Epstein
PRODUCER
Ricki Lake
CAST
Abby Epstein, Robbie Davis-Floyd, Ina May Gaskin, Ricki Lake, Jacques Moritz, Cara Muhlhahn, Michel Odent, Catherine Tanksley