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The Business of Being Born

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

Tags: ifc films, documentary, ricki lake

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Partial Film Information

Director: Abby Epstein
Writer: N/A
Studio: IFC Films
Cast: Ricki Lake, Cara Muhlhahn, Dr. Michel Odent

Release: January 9, 2008

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