This is a personal documentary tackling the controversial debate between at-home and hospital births in the United States. It contains shocking facts (illuminating to both men and women alike), regard...( read more
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DVD Release Date: May 6, 2008
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August 30, 2009Wow. This movie makes me so glad I don't have to have kids. I'm already a fan of natural birth and a opponent of most of the medical profession, but this movie didn't do the best job ever of bringing these points to light. It could have focused more on facts about child birth ...( read more)
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March 18, 2008The first half constitutes an interesting and highly important documentary / public service announcement. The second half, for better or for worse, loses the documentary overtones and decides to follow its subjects without much exposition or explanation, essentially taking the vi...( read more)
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December 3, 2008Very interesting. I learned a lot. Anyone planning to have a baby should watch this.
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April 11, 2009A very well done documentary. I was impressed with the material presented. Very informative.
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December 30, 2008Highly recommend this film.. expresses the real aspects of child birth, gives a good alternative to the tradiational hospital birth optiions.. would recommend.
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October 2, 2008Excellent film, although I didn't think it showed enough of the hospital experience outside of NYC. Still, almost converted my mom into midwife thinking.
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August 30, 2008A documentary with an eye opening look of the cash crop that should have NEVER been.This film shows that although we have moved leaps and bounds from the unreal barbaric Labor and delivery rooms of the 20's and 30's advancing but maybe in the wrong direction.In the U.S. it is no ...( read more)
Critic Reviews
February 29, 2008
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
January 9, 2008
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
A supposed investigation into America's attitude toward childbirth, The Business of Being Born quickly turns into a propaganda piece for midwifery before closing on a fortuitously complex note. full review
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