Movie

The Business of Being Born

★ 6.4/10 · 22 votes 2008 1h 27m Released

Documentary

Birth: it's a miracle. A rite of passage. A natural part of life. But more than anything, birth is a business. Compelled to find answers after a disappointing birth experience with her first child, actress Ricki Lake recruits filmmaker Abby Epstein to explore the maternity care system in America

Cast

Abby Epstein Self Ina May Gaskin Self Ricki Lake Self Julia Barnett Self T Tina Cassidy Self Robbie Davis-Floyd Self