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- The business of being born [videorecording] by Epstein, Abby,producer,director.; Epstein, Abby.; Epstein, Abby.drtpro; Gavin, Madeleine.; Gavin, Madeleine.flm; Lake, Ricki,producer.; Lake, Ricki.; Lake, Ricki.pro; Netto, Paulo,producer.; Netto, Paulo.; Netto, Paulo.procng; Pluess, André.; Pluess, André.cmp; Slotnick, Amy,producer.; Slotnick, Amy.; Slotnick, Amy.pro; Ample Productions (Firm); Barranca Productions (Firm); New Line Home Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)356389; Red Envelope Entertainment (Firm);
Maternity care in the U.S. -- Midwives -- Business takes over -- A life altering experience -- Giving the power back -- The twilight sleep era -- Too posh to push -- My terms -- Homebirths -- What's the agenda? -- Bliss and pain -- The birthing process - Abby and Paulo -- Passion projects -- End credits.Director of photography, Paulo Netto ; edited by Madeleine Gavin ; original music by Andre Pluess, Supersonic Music.With Ricki Lake & Abby Epstein."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?" -- Official website.Not rated by the MPAA.DVD, region 1; Dolby digital stereo surround.Tribeca Film Festival 2007, official selection ; Palm Springs Film Festival 2008, official selection.
- Subjects: Documentary films.; Feature films.; Feature films; Films for the hearing impaired.; Nonfiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired; Documentary films.; Documentary; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Women; Cesarean section; Childbirth at home; Childbirth.; Childbirth; Childbirth; Delivery (Obstetrics); Midwifery; Natural childbirth; Obstetrics; Pregnancy.; Pregnancy; Pregnancy; Pregnancy; Embarazo.; Embarazo.; Nacimiento.; Nacimiento.; Childbirth.; Delivery (Obstetrics); Pregnancy.; Pregnancy;
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- More business of being born [videorecording] / by Epstein, Abby.drtpro.; Lake, Ricki.pro.; Gavin, Madeleine.proflm.; Netto, Paulo.propht.; Moss, Jason.cmp.; Business of Birth LLC.;
DVD 1. Down on the farm : conversations with legendary midwife Ina May Gaskin [56 min.] -- DVD 2. Special deliveries : celebrity mothers talk straight on birth [74 min.] -- DVD 3. Explore you options : doulas, birth centers and c-sections [102 min] -- DVD 4. The VBAC dilemma : what you options really are [51 min.].Director of photography, Paulo Netto ; edited by Madeleine Gavin ; composer; Jason Moss.With Ricki Lake & Abby Epstein.From Executive Producer Ricki Lake and Filmmaker Abby Epstein this 4 DVD part series continues exploration of the modern maternity care system. The series offers a practical look at the birthing options as well as poignant celebrity birth stories from Alanis Morissette, Gisele Bundchen, Christy Turlington-Burns, Cindy Crawford, Molly Ringwald, Laila Ali, Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Melissa Joan Hart.DVD, region 0 & NTSC, 4 x 3 lettebox.
- Subjects: Nonfiction films.; Documentary films.; Pregnancy; Pregnancy; Childbirth; Childbirth at home; Natural childbirth; Midwifery; Cesarean section; Obstetrics;
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- V-Day [videorecording] : until the violence stops / by Dawson, Rosario.(CARDINAL)341239; Epstein, Abby.; Hayek, Salma,1968-; Perez, Rosie.;
Rosie Perez, Salma Hayek, Rosario Dawson, Jane Fonda and Lisa Gay Hamilton.Benefit performances of the Vagina monologues were staged around the world on behalf of a campaign to stop violence against women.MPAA rating: Not rated.DVD, Dolby digital stereo.
- Subjects: Ensler, Eve, 1953- ; Documentary films.; Women;
- For private home use only.
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