DoulaAndie
12-02-2009, 01:03 PM
Come watch The Business of Being Born at the next Evansville Birthnetwork meeting. We'll meet Thursday, December 10th from 6-8 pm at Oaklyn library. Bring a snack to share if you want. This is a great movie and will spark plenty of discussion.
A synopsis of the movie:
Birth is a miracle, a rite of passage, a natural part of life. But birth is also big business.
Compelled to explore the subject after the delivery of her first child, actress Ricki Lake recruits filmmaker Abby Epstein to 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?
***** We will be raffling off 2 door prizes!********
For info about the Evansville BirthNetwork, go to www.birthnetwork.org/indiana.htm
A synopsis of the movie:
Birth is a miracle, a rite of passage, a natural part of life. But birth is also big business.
Compelled to explore the subject after the delivery of her first child, actress Ricki Lake recruits filmmaker Abby Epstein to 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?
***** We will be raffling off 2 door prizes!********
For info about the Evansville BirthNetwork, go to www.birthnetwork.org/indiana.htm