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The Business of Being Born

  • January 2008
  • 1hr

    27mins

  • Documentary
  • Directed by

    Abby Epstein,

    Starring

    Ina May Gaskin,

    Ricki Lake,

    Julia Barnett,

    Tina Cassidy

    ...

    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