The Business of Being Born
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
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United States of America
Ratings
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6.4/10
22 votes
Rating consensus
64/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~64/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Abby Epstein
Self
Ina May Gaskin
Self
Ricki Lake
Self
Julia Barnett
Self
Tina Cassidy
Self
Robbie Davis-Floyd
Self
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The Business of Being Born (2008)
Abby Epstein
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