Movie: "The Business of Being Born."

S.N. Visit, BSN, RN · Apr 7, 2008

Haven't seen the movie, but I'd like too. After watching the clip I am grateful that I had 2 of my 3 girls all natural.

S.N. Visit, BSN, RN · Apr 7, 2008

Haven't seen the movie yet, but I'd like too. After watching the clip I am grateful that I had 2 of my 3 girls all natural.

FireStarterRN, BSN, RN · Apr 7, 2008

I want to have my daughters see this movie so they understand the realities of obstetric medicine in the United States and how it's been corrupted by financial motives.

**LibraSunCNM, BSN, MSN, CNM** · Apr 7, 2008

I saw it at the Tribeca Film Festival last year, it was AMAZING. Made me cry a few times. It's going to be for sale on DVD this May, everyone should check out their website!

FireStarterRN, BSN, RN · Apr 7, 2008

I saw it at the Tribeca Film Festival last year, it was AMAZING. Made me cry a few times. It's going to be for sale on DVD this May, everyone should check out their website!

Great! I'll have to get a copy!!!

Abishag · Apr 7, 2008

This movie trailer says it all. Has anyone here seen this movie?

It came to my town but I was not able to make it. I would like to see it and was told you can rent it thru Netflix. I haven't checked yet. I'm sure you could purchase it on one of the auctions sites like ebay or amazon.

SICU Queen · Apr 7, 2008

I've seen it - rented it on NetFlix and watched it on my computer. My youngest daughter is pregnant and we watched it together. It was certainly eye-opening, and it made me rather angry as well. Women in this country are so uninformed about the interventions that are routinely prescribed during childbirth... and the results can be less than ideal, to put it mildly.

If you watch it, be prepared to see lots of boobs, LOL! :lol2:

HeartsOpenWide, RN · Apr 7, 2008

I am a California Association of Midwives (CAM) member and we put a showing on locally. People were crying. I thought it was pretty good, but nothing I saw was new information, in fact if anything it was lacking; however, for people that are new to what the maternity system is really like it was very informative.

Abishag · Apr 7, 2008

I am a California Association of Midwives (CAM) member and we put a showing on locally. People were crying. I thought it was pretty good, but nothing I saw was new information, in fact if anything it was lacking; however, for people that are new to what the maternity system is really like it was very informative.

I think this is why I'm not in a hurry to watch it. I took the Bradley classes which required a lot of reading (my instructor gave us five books each and required certain chapters to be read)...I know none of it is new information. But for those that are not avid readers I think its good because they can learn alot in just a couple hours.

allnurses Guide · Apr 7, 2008

Wow. Really makes me glad that I am finished.... for my part, I have had two C sections... the first one turned out fine, the second one resulted in my having my incision dehisce (sp?) and having to have it packed for pretty much the whole time I was on maternity leave.

If I knew the things that I know now when I first started having children... I would have gotten assistance from a midwife. But... guess what? I may have had a difficult time doing that since homebirth is ILLEGAL in KY and many other states.

WHY is that anyway? Lobbying from corporate bigwigs?

NeosynephRN · Apr 7, 2008

I have seen it. I really enjoyed it. I did not "lear" much persay. I have never had a midwife, none in my area, and my last couple pregnancies were too high risk. Buit I did have 3 natural births. I think this kind of education needs to be more mainstrem, so we can try to bring our morbidity and mortality down!

Elvish, BSN, DNP, RN, NP · Apr 7, 2008

I haven't seen it - it's in my Netflix queue, though. I don't want to watch it on the 'puter, as I'm a purist & prefer the TV. :)

I've heard good things about it but won't give MHO until I see it.