The Business of Birth Control

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Documentary Feature

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.

More Business of Being Born: Down on the Farm (Part 1)

Part 1, Down on the Farm, includes conversations with legendary midwife Ina May Gaskin.

More Business of Being Born: Special Deliveries (Part 2)

Part 2, Special Deliveries features celebrity mothers talking straight on birth

More Business of Being Born: Explore Your Options (Part 3)

Part 3, Explore Your Options delves into doulas, birth centers & c-sections

More Business of Being Born: VBAC (Part 4)

Part 4, VBAC Dilemma offers information about what your options really are

Breastmilk

Pregnant bodies are easier for society to accommodate. What follows birth is a different, messier story. Through new and honest ways, with a wide range of frank, difficult, revealing interviews, BREAST MILK follows the lives of breastfeeding women and addresses the many questions around breast milk.

The Mama Sherpas

Executive produced by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein, this documentary, directed by Brigid Maher, examines a growing shift in the birthing industry: the rise of Caesarean sections.

Weed the People


The uplifting and heart-wrenching struggles of families who treat their cancer-stricken children with marijuana, some with astonishing results

Other Films from Ricki & Abby

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