The Business of Being Born (2008)

Directed by

Abby Epstein

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 27m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at the different ways women give birth in the United States. It covers experiences with midwives, natural births, and medical interventions like epidurals and C-sections.

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What happens

The Business of Being Born is a 2008 documentary film that explores the contemporary experience of childbirth in the United States. Directed by Abby Epstein and produced by Ricki Lake, it compares various childbirth methods, including midwives, natural births, epidurals, and Cesarean sections. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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