The Business of Being Born at Ray's

Ray's Monkey House is continuing their film series tonight with The Business of Being Born. The film starts at 7:30PM and is free.

As part of National Pregnancy Awareness Month, Ray's is pleased to screen the acclaimed documentary from Executive Producer Ricki Lake and Director Abby Epstein. You will never look at giving birth the same way again.

Description:
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?

I think this looks like a really interesting documentary. However having been the partner of a physician for many, many years (and being present through her journey through med school, residency, fellowship, etc) and having many other friends who are physicians I'm not as skeptical or questioning of doctors' motives as I think this documentary would like me to be. But I encourage you to watch it and make up your mind for yourself. While you're there you should try some of Ray's new honeysuckle tea which I've heard is just fabulous.  

Trailer after the jump.

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1578 Bardstown Road
Louisville, KY 40205