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The Business of Being Born
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Manufacturer: New Line Home Video
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Directed By: Abby Epstein
Audience Rating: Unrated
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Theatrical Release: July 5, 2008
Average Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
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Starring: Ricki Lake, Dr. Michel Odent, Abby Epstein, Cara Muhlhahn, Dr. Marsden Wagner
Genre: Documentary
Rating: UN
Release Date: 6-MAY-2008
Media Type: DVD
User Submitted The Business of Being Born Reviews
July 5, 2008
eye opening
This movie asks alot of the questions that expectant parents going through the hospital "system" are afraid to ask. How many things they do at the hospital are really necessary? Why has the number of c-section births grown enormously over the past decade? Whatever happened to a natural birth? While this is definitely a look at the extreme of the different choices that are out there for expecting, the important part that comes across is that there are choices. I would recommend this for anyone who is expecting (whether it's your first or not), or anyone who has been through the hospital "system".
July 5, 2008
I LOVED the natural births on this movie!
I was born at home and am looking forward to one day having a homebirth. I LOVED the natural births on this movie! The homebirths on this film weren't scary at all - unlike all hospital births portrayed in the movies (and on the film). I loved the one expectant mother who said, "I trust my body." This movie helps you trust your body, even when western medicine says your body simply cannot birth a baby without intervention. These homebirths were calm and nurturing even though they were painful - the mother was in control of her environment! I feel much more prepared for birth after seeing these women's births. They are so kind to share their intimate experience with us. I would have liked much more discussion around the C-section. It was interesting to show that homebirth isn't always the best option, and if you need it, you can get a C-section and the baby will still be okay. I watched this film twice.
June 28, 2008
Before you give birth - before you even get pregnant ...
This movie did an excellent job of showing women their options for birth. It also does a fabulous jobs of educating women about the "hospital birth process". As a childbirth educator, I've found it hard to explain what is really happening at the hospitals and why women should ask lots of questions and be very cautious of medical interventions. There just isn't enough time during class to really prove and show them what is really happening. This movie does a terrific job of educating people.
I'm glad there is finally a movie that shows home birth in a positive way.
I hope this movie gets out and is seen by every American over the age of 12. It will help make incredible changes to birth for the better.
June 28, 2008
Watch this!
Please watch this! Perhaps you'll avoid the dreaded unnecessary c-section that is becoming more and more prevalent in America's heavily intervened and over-medicated births!
June 26, 2008
Outrageous reality - pathetic approach
Surely in this day and age the consumer is aware enough to understand that a documentary should in best case present an unbiased view of a situation.
So why is it that films like this are being made?
LET ME ASSURE YOU THE ISSUES THAT ARE PRESENTED ARE EXTREEMLY IMPORTANT AND VALID!! However that way in which it is presented is going to frustrate anyone who likes to come to their own conclusions with out being beaten into the presenters point of view. I feel that this film could potentially harm the cause, by compounding the already existing stereotype of the hard arse and slightly ignorant feminist radical... Come on people let the facts to do the talking and grow the hell up...
June 19, 2008
good to watch before or while pregnant
My husband and I watched this movie the other night. It is long. It is good at stressing how screwed up maternity care is in the U.S. I think it is a little too political.
June 9, 2008
if you are expecting a must see DVD
I was told about this DVD from my Lamaze class. so i decided to get it. it was an excellent buy. it will open your eyes to the meaning of normal birth. the video is very informative about the different types of births. if you are expecting you should definitly purchase this video. it is informative which gives women confidence in giving birth.
June 8, 2008
Every pregnant woman should see this movie!
This movies is so important for every pregnant woman to watch. As a Childbirth Educator and a Doula, I understand how crucial this subject is to our society. The majority of women do not understand that they are being robbed of the most empowering experience of their lives by giving up their opportunity to experience labor to birth their babies. Labor has a purpose to prepare every woman to be a mother. If you sidestep this process, you miss out on the amazing bonding experience of BIRTH! I STRONGLY recommend that you watch this movie. Your baby is counting on YOU!
June 5, 2008
Seriously, a Must-See for all!
Whether you are a woman only thinking about having kids or a mother who is having another, if you are not aware what is happening in the world of birth, this movie will open your eyes to it all!
Wonderful interviews with some of the well known people in the birth world, like Ina May Gaskin and Michael Odent. Although it is one-sided (pro-natural/homebirth), they do not lie about the horrible mistreatment of women in the hospital. The movie also goes through a brief history of birth in America and how the midwife was almost wiped from existence in America.
"It's your birth...Know your options."
-BirthNetwork National
June 4, 2008
Having a baby? See this!
As a childbirth educator for more than 35 years, I've seen many transformations in"attitude towards birth" . I was fortunate enough to begin my career literally at the beginning of "baby classes". My early students were grateful and excited to have access to instruction in a how a birth could be achieved without the drugs they had come to hate, and which they were told would keep them from feeling anything. More than one woman described herself as feeling like a piece of meat. Well, that changed in my day, at least for a few years. Women experienced the euphoria of what we seem to almost universally describe as "empowerment". The "I can do anything if I can birth my own baby" feeling. Now we seem to have devolved into an age when women don't want any responsibility in their birth, don't want to feel anything, don't want to put as much time into preparation for birth as they might put into preparation for the purchase of a hair drier! And maybe, saddest of all, doctors live in such fear and/or desire to control the situation, that women , who are already highly susceptible to suggestion, go along with almost every order unquestioningly. Anyway, that said, I loved this dvd. It is so important and so well done. It gives what is so often missing in childbirth productions; a balanced view. It is very fair. I loved it. Thank you, Ricki!!
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