Rent the movies that started a movement! The Motherlode Movie Bundle is a collection that includes Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein's groundbreaking 2008 documentary,&nbsp;"The Business of Being Born," plus their four-part follow-up series&nbsp;"More Business of Being Born," AND&nbsp;"Breastmilk"&nbsp;and&nbsp;"The Mama Sherpas", two eye-opening documentaries produced by Ricki and Abby.&nbsp;

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.

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.

Executive Producer Ricki Lake and Filmmaker Abby Epstein follow their landmark documentary,'The Business of Being Born', with an all-new, four part DVD series that continues their provocative and entertaining exploration of the modern maternity care system.

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

In 2012, one in three babies in America were delivered by c-section, despite the World Health Organization's recommendation that Cesarean births remain below 15 percent. How can these disturbing trend be reversed? In recent years, the idea of a collaborative care practice where doctors and midwives manage women's care together has begun to gain traction in the United States. The Mama Sherpas is a feature-length documentary film about women receiving their maternity care through midwife-doctor teams. We follow nurse midwives, the doctors they work with, and their patients to provide an investigative lens into how midwives work within the hospital system.

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.

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.

Breastmilk

Executive Produced by Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein, directed by Dana Ben-Ari, BREAST MILK follows the lives of breastfeeding women and addresses the many questions around breast milk.

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