The Business of Being Born is a documentary film (87 minutes) inspired by Ricki Lake's personal journey- delivering her first child in a hospital and her second at home with a midwife. Lake is a trained doula and considered training to be a midwife herself. Her own birth experiences inspired her to produce the film and educate women about the business decisions motivation the routine medical practice of labor and delivery in the United States. The film compares doctor attended hospital childbirth to midwife assisted out-of-hospital birth.
The film is directed by Abby Epstein who became pregnant and delivered her first child during the production of the film. For Epstein, the film transcends the professional to become a profoundly personal journey.
The Business of Being Born debuted at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. It was released theatrically February 2008 in New York and San Francisco and is now being shown in Jackson, MS for you! |
