Buy Your Copy of the Business of Being Born

In March of this early, the Seattle International Film Festival did a series of screenings of Ricki Lake's documentary The Business of Being Born. The film depicts the way the current maternity care system in working in the United States and compares it to what researchers say birth ought to be treatment. A history of maternity care is also presented, as well as intimate birth stories and the available options for women when preparing to birth their babies.

If you missed the screenings at the SIFF, the DVD of the movie is now available for sale.

Reviews of the documentary state:
Village Voice

"… an absorbing, thought-provoking inquiry …"

Film Journal International

"Every expectant mother should see this …"

New York Times

"… a passionate ground-level examination of home childbirth …"

Almost everyone I have talked to about this movie, or read their thoughts on it say that its highly recommended for every expectant mother to watch. Fathers also benefit from watching the documentary as they are involved in the process of birth and the choices associated with it as well.