Business of Being Born

[Keepercjr]

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Tomorrow night I am going to go see the documentary "The Business of Being Born". I'm really excited! Anyone else see it or plan to see it? It was produced by Ricki Lake.

Here is the synopsis from the website:

"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 examine and question the way American women have babies.

The film interlaces intimate birth stories with surprising historical, political and scientific insights and shocking statistics about the current maternity care system. When director Epstein discovers she is pregnant during the making of the film, the journey becomes even more personal.

Should most births be viewed as a natural life process, or should every delivery be treated as a potentially catastrophic medical emergency?"

The film is relevent to me because I had a disappointing birth experience with Logan and so I've chosen to have almost the opposite experience this time (home birth).

And since there are a lot of us pregnant right now, I think that it is even more relevant!

 

[Keepercjr]

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Tomorrow night I am going to go see the documentary "The Business of Being Born". I'm really excited! Anyone else see it or plan to see it? It was produced by Ricki Lake.

Here is the synopsis from the website:

"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 examine and question the way American women have babies.

The film interlaces intimate birth stories with surprising historical, political and scientific insights and shocking statistics about the current maternity care system. When director Epstein discovers she is pregnant during the making of the film, the journey becomes even more personal.

Should most births be viewed as a natural life process, or should every delivery be treated as a potentially catastrophic medical emergency?"

The film is relevent to me because I had a disappointing birth experience with Logan and so I've chosen to have almost the opposite experience this time (home birth).

And since there are a lot of us pregnant right now, I think that it is even more relevant!

 

[Keepercjr]

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">http://www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com/
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Tomorrow night I am going to go see the documentary "The Business of Being Born". I'm really excited! Anyone else see it or plan to see it? It was produced by Ricki Lake.

Here is the synopsis from the website:

"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 examine and question the way American women have babies.

The film interlaces intimate birth stories with surprising historical, political and scientific insights and shocking statistics about the current maternity care system. When director Epstein discovers she is pregnant during the making of the film, the journey becomes even more personal.

Should most births be viewed as a natural life process, or should every delivery be treated as a potentially catastrophic medical emergency?"

The film is relevent to me because I had a disappointing birth experience with Logan and so I've chosen to have almost the opposite experience this time (home birth).

And since there are a lot of us pregnant right now, I think that it is even more relevant!

 

[Keepercjr]

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">http://www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com/
</a>

Tomorrow night I am going to go see the documentary "The Business of Being Born". I'm really excited! Anyone else see it or plan to see it? It was produced by Ricki Lake.

Here is the synopsis from the website:

"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 examine and question the way American women have babies.

The film interlaces intimate birth stories with surprising historical, political and scientific insights and shocking statistics about the current maternity care system. When director Epstein discovers she is pregnant during the making of the film, the journey becomes even more personal.

Should most births be viewed as a natural life process, or should every delivery be treated as a potentially catastrophic medical emergency?"

The film is relevent to me because I had a disappointing birth experience with Logan and so I've chosen to have almost the opposite experience this time (home birth).

And since there are a lot of us pregnant right now, I think that it is even more relevant!

 

[Keepercjr]

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">http://www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com/
</a>

Tomorrow night I am going to go see the documentary "The Business of Being Born". I'm really excited! Anyone else see it or plan to see it? It was produced by Ricki Lake.

Here is the synopsis from the website:

"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 examine and question the way American women have babies.

The film interlaces intimate birth stories with surprising historical, political and scientific insights and shocking statistics about the current maternity care system. When director Epstein discovers she is pregnant during the making of the film, the journey becomes even more personal.

Should most births be viewed as a natural life process, or should every delivery be treated as a potentially catastrophic medical emergency?"

The film is relevent to me because I had a disappointing birth experience with Logan and so I've chosen to have almost the opposite experience this time (home birth).

And since there are a lot of us pregnant right now, I think that it is even more relevant!

 

[wanderlost]

I would love to see it, but I don't know that it will ever make it here. I'll have to wait for DVD. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">

let us know what you think.

speaking of - it doesn't sound like you're having a midwife for this pregnancy after all - whatever happened with that??

 

[wanderlost]

I would love to see it, but I don't know that it will ever make it here. I'll have to wait for DVD. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">

let us know what you think.

speaking of - it doesn't sound like you're having a midwife for this pregnancy after all - whatever happened with that??

 

[wanderlost]

I would love to see it, but I don't know that it will ever make it here. I'll have to wait for DVD. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">

let us know what you think.

speaking of - it doesn't sound like you're having a midwife for this pregnancy after all - whatever happened with that??

 

[wanderlost]

I would love to see it, but I don't know that it will ever make it here. I'll have to wait for DVD. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">

let us know what you think.

speaking of - it doesn't sound like you're having a midwife for this pregnancy after all - whatever happened with that??

 

[wanderlost]

I would love to see it, but I don't know that it will ever make it here. I'll have to wait for DVD. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">

let us know what you think.

speaking of - it doesn't sound like you're having a midwife for this pregnancy after all - whatever happened with that??

 

[Keepercjr]

Wanderlost

I am seeing my homebirth midwife in addition to my OB. I see my OB every 4 weeks but the midwife I see whenever. She came over 2 weeks ago but Logan had a huge tantrum and we didn't get anything accomplished (even just talking). My SIL is due any day now and she's using my midwife so she keeps midwife in the loop if I haven't talked to her. Seeing her is more important towards the end rather than now since she isn't my primary prenatal care provider.

 

[Keepercjr]

Wanderlost

I am seeing my homebirth midwife in addition to my OB. I see my OB every 4 weeks but the midwife I see whenever. She came over 2 weeks ago but Logan had a huge tantrum and we didn't get anything accomplished (even just talking). My SIL is due any day now and she's using my midwife so she keeps midwife in the loop if I haven't talked to her. Seeing her is more important towards the end rather than now since she isn't my primary prenatal care provider.

 

[Keepercjr]

Wanderlost

I am seeing my homebirth midwife in addition to my OB. I see my OB every 4 weeks but the midwife I see whenever. She came over 2 weeks ago but Logan had a huge tantrum and we didn't get anything accomplished (even just talking). My SIL is due any day now and she's using my midwife so she keeps midwife in the loop if I haven't talked to her. Seeing her is more important towards the end rather than now since she isn't my primary prenatal care provider.

 

[Keepercjr]

Wanderlost

I am seeing my homebirth midwife in addition to my OB. I see my OB every 4 weeks but the midwife I see whenever. She came over 2 weeks ago but Logan had a huge tantrum and we didn't get anything accomplished (even just talking). My SIL is due any day now and she's using my midwife so she keeps midwife in the loop if I haven't talked to her. Seeing her is more important towards the end rather than now since she isn't my primary prenatal care provider.

 

[Keepercjr]

Wanderlost
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<br />I am seeing my homebirth midwife in addition to my OB. I see my OB every 4 weeks but the midwife I see whenever. She came over 2 weeks ago but Logan had a huge tantrum and we didn't get anything accomplished (even just talking). My SIL is due any day now and she's using my midwife so she keeps midwife in the loop if I haven't talked to her. Seeing her is more important towards the end rather than now since she isn't my primary prenatal care provider.

 

[Keepercjr]

Update:

So I saw the movie last night. It was Great!! So informative. I already knew a lot of what they said but some of the statistics did catch me off guard. I really think it is a must see for every pregnant woman or every woman who plans to become pregnant. It was slightly homebirth slanted (my opinion) HOWEVER they didn't push homebirth at all. Just presented the facts about how many choices made by OBs, nurses and hospitals are made as business decisions or out of fear of malpractice suits.

I think it also went a long way to "normalize" alternative birthing choices. Many people have the impression that homebirth is for hippies or for people who value the experience more than the safety of mom or baby. So not true but it is hard to change someone's knee jerk reaction to homebirth.

I also learned last night that there are efforts under way to set up a birth center here in town. This is fantastic news and I hope they can accomplish their goal. We had a birth center here about 25 years ago but it closed down for various reasons. Women need another option besides home and hospital. If we had a birth center here when I was pregnant with Logan I almost certainly would have chosen to have him at the birth center.

Anyway, I left the screening feeling very confident in my choice to have this baby at home.


Edited: As I reread my post, I realized I wanted to say that the movie isn't just about how great it is to have your baby at home. It is full of statistics about the sate of childbirth in this country and how we relate to other countries. It has hospital birth scenes, home birth scenes, and even a necessary c-section. It also shows several NORMAL births. Many people have never seen what a normal childbirth looks like. All we know as a society is that you have your baby in a hospital, practically strapped to the bed with an IV, fetal monitors, probably an epidural and almost certainly pitocin. 80% of all births in the country are augmented at some point by pitocin. Is that really such a great thing?

And did everyone know that during the "twilight sleep birth" period, women actually WERE strapped to the beds? Crazy!

 

[Keepercjr]

Update:

So I saw the movie last night. It was Great!! So informative. I already knew a lot of what they said but some of the statistics did catch me off guard. I really think it is a must see for every pregnant woman or every woman who plans to become pregnant. It was slightly homebirth slanted (my opinion) HOWEVER they didn't push homebirth at all. Just presented the facts about how many choices made by OBs, nurses and hospitals are made as business decisions or out of fear of malpractice suits.

I think it also went a long way to "normalize" alternative birthing choices. Many people have the impression that homebirth is for hippies or for people who value the experience more than the safety of mom or baby. So not true but it is hard to change someone's knee jerk reaction to homebirth.

I also learned last night that there are efforts under way to set up a birth center here in town. This is fantastic news and I hope they can accomplish their goal. We had a birth center here about 25 years ago but it closed down for various reasons. Women need another option besides home and hospital. If we had a birth center here when I was pregnant with Logan I almost certainly would have chosen to have him at the birth center.

Anyway, I left the screening feeling very confident in my choice to have this baby at home.


Edited: As I reread my post, I realized I wanted to say that the movie isn't just about how great it is to have your baby at home. It is full of statistics about the sate of childbirth in this country and how we relate to other countries. It has hospital birth scenes, home birth scenes, and even a necessary c-section. It also shows several NORMAL births. Many people have never seen what a normal childbirth looks like. All we know as a society is that you have your baby in a hospital, practically strapped to the bed with an IV, fetal monitors, probably an epidural and almost certainly pitocin. 80% of all births in the country are augmented at some point by pitocin. Is that really such a great thing?

And did everyone know that during the "twilight sleep birth" period, women actually WERE strapped to the beds? Crazy!

 

[Keepercjr]

Update:

So I saw the movie last night. It was Great!! So informative. I already knew a lot of what they said but some of the statistics did catch me off guard. I really think it is a must see for every pregnant woman or every woman who plans to become pregnant. It was slightly homebirth slanted (my opinion) HOWEVER they didn't push homebirth at all. Just presented the facts about how many choices made by OBs, nurses and hospitals are made as business decisions or out of fear of malpractice suits.

I think it also went a long way to "normalize" alternative birthing choices. Many people have the impression that homebirth is for hippies or for people who value the experience more than the safety of mom or baby. So not true but it is hard to change someone's knee jerk reaction to homebirth.

I also learned last night that there are efforts under way to set up a birth center here in town. This is fantastic news and I hope they can accomplish their goal. We had a birth center here about 25 years ago but it closed down for various reasons. Women need another option besides home and hospital. If we had a birth center here when I was pregnant with Logan I almost certainly would have chosen to have him at the birth center.

Anyway, I left the screening feeling very confident in my choice to have this baby at home.


Edited: As I reread my post, I realized I wanted to say that the movie isn't just about how great it is to have your baby at home. It is full of statistics about the sate of childbirth in this country and how we relate to other countries. It has hospital birth scenes, home birth scenes, and even a necessary c-section. It also shows several NORMAL births. Many people have never seen what a normal childbirth looks like. All we know as a society is that you have your baby in a hospital, practically strapped to the bed with an IV, fetal monitors, probably an epidural and almost certainly pitocin. 80% of all births in the country are augmented at some point by pitocin. Is that really such a great thing?

And did everyone know that during the "twilight sleep birth" period, women actually WERE strapped to the beds? Crazy!

 

[Keepercjr]

Update:

So I saw the movie last night. It was Great!! So informative. I already knew a lot of what they said but some of the statistics did catch me off guard. I really think it is a must see for every pregnant woman or every woman who plans to become pregnant. It was slightly homebirth slanted (my opinion) HOWEVER they didn't push homebirth at all. Just presented the facts about how many choices made by OBs, nurses and hospitals are made as business decisions or out of fear of malpractice suits.

I think it also went a long way to "normalize" alternative birthing choices. Many people have the impression that homebirth is for hippies or for people who value the experience more than the safety of mom or baby. So not true but it is hard to change someone's knee jerk reaction to homebirth.

I also learned last night that there are efforts under way to set up a birth center here in town. This is fantastic news and I hope they can accomplish their goal. We had a birth center here about 25 years ago but it closed down for various reasons. Women need another option besides home and hospital. If we had a birth center here when I was pregnant with Logan I almost certainly would have chosen to have him at the birth center.

Anyway, I left the screening feeling very confident in my choice to have this baby at home.


Edited: As I reread my post, I realized I wanted to say that the movie isn't just about how great it is to have your baby at home. It is full of statistics about the sate of childbirth in this country and how we relate to other countries. It has hospital birth scenes, home birth scenes, and even a necessary c-section. It also shows several NORMAL births. Many people have never seen what a normal childbirth looks like. All we know as a society is that you have your baby in a hospital, practically strapped to the bed with an IV, fetal monitors, probably an epidural and almost certainly pitocin. 80% of all births in the country are augmented at some point by pitocin. Is that really such a great thing?

And did everyone know that during the "twilight sleep birth" period, women actually WERE strapped to the beds? Crazy!

 

[Keepercjr]

Update:
<br />
<br />So I saw the movie last night. It was Great!! So informative. I already knew a lot of what they said but some of the statistics did catch me off guard. I really think it is a must see for every pregnant woman or every woman who plans to become pregnant. It was slightly homebirth slanted (my opinion) HOWEVER they didn't push homebirth at all. Just presented the facts about how many choices made by OBs, nurses and hospitals are made as business decisions or out of fear of malpractice suits.
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<br />I think it also went a long way to "normalize" alternative birthing choices. Many people have the impression that homebirth is for hippies or for people who value the experience more than the safety of mom or baby. So not true but it is hard to change someone's knee jerk reaction to homebirth.
<br />
<br />I also learned last night that there are efforts under way to set up a birth center here in town. This is fantastic news and I hope they can accomplish their goal. We had a birth center here about 25 years ago but it closed down for various reasons. Women need another option besides home and hospital. If we had a birth center here when I was pregnant with Logan I almost certainly would have chosen to have him at the birth center.
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<br />Anyway, I left the screening feeling very confident in my choice to have this baby at home.
<br />
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<br />Edited: As I reread my post, I realized I wanted to say that the movie isn't just about how great it is to have your baby at home. It is full of statistics about the sate of childbirth in this country and how we relate to other countries. It has hospital birth scenes, home birth scenes, and even a necessary c-section. It also shows several NORMAL births. Many people have never seen what a normal childbirth looks like. All we know as a society is that you have your baby in a hospital, practically strapped to the bed with an IV, fetal monitors, probably an epidural and almost certainly pitocin. 80% of all births in the country are augmented at some point by pitocin. Is that really such a great thing?
<br />
<br />And did everyone know that during the "twilight sleep birth" period, women actually WERE strapped to the beds? Crazy!