This isn't exactly new news, the buzz about this film has been growing for a few months now, but I wanted to be sure to share it with you. Ricki Lake, actress and former talk-show host (remember?), has produced a new film on birth in the United States called The Business of Being Born which is in limited release around the US right now.
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 getting rave reviews within the birth community: the film was screened at the Gentle Birth conference (hosted by Waterbirth International) in Portland, OR in September 2007 and Ricki Lake is on the cover of the most recent issue of Mothering Magazine. Mothering Magazine online also has an interview with Ricki Lake which you can listen to right now.
The film includes amazing birth advocates like Ina May Gaskin, Robbie Davis-Floyd, Dr. Michel Odent and Dr. Marsden Wagner. I really can't wait to see this film. The trailer is incredibly inspiring and I am overjoyed to see someone who has the possibility of reaching so many people spreading the message that birth is normal and natural.
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