Rikki Lake and Abby Epstein are at it again. This time they are
making a four part documentary coming out starting later this year
called the "More Business of Being Born". These films are more like
educational films explaining what doulas are, discussing VBACs, and
generally geared towards educating pregnant women about their options.
Health Foundations Family Health & Birth Center has partnered with Ricky Lake & her organization My Best Birth to host a film screening of the "More Business of Being Born" on August 4th from 7-9pm. Tickets are $10. You must purchase them online on the event website. The proceeds will be used to both finish the films and fund their marketing and publicity. The ultimate goal is to make the information found in their films, as well as on their website, available to as many pregnant and soon-to-be-pregnant women as possible! As many of you know, "The Business of Being Born", started SO SO SO many women thinking about their options! This series will only expand on making important information available to women and families.
I hope everyone can attend! You won't want to miss out on this fabulous evening. Follow Health Foundations Birth Center on facebook to keep up-to-date on the other fun things happening that evening! Hope to see you there!
More about the films:
Down on The Farm: Conversations with Legendary Midwife Ina May Gaskin
Follow Executive Producer Ricki Lake and Director Abby Epstein to The Farm Commune in Summertown, Tennessee, where pioneer midwife Ina May Gaskin talks candidly about the latest birth trends. Gaskin, who was featured in the original The Business of Being Born, sparked Lake’s initial interest in home birth and has continued to inspire the filmmaking duo’s advocacy efforts. Also on the journey is pregnant actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley, who joins them in getting to know The Farm's famous midwives and touring the picturesque birth cabins situated in the woods. Bonus features on the DVD include additional interviews with Gaskin, Williams-Paisley's emotional birth stories and a conversation with Christy Turlington-Burns about her shared passion for improving maternal mortality.
