Works for Me Wednesday – Business of Being Born

When I was in labor with my first son, I received a lot of interventions and medical procedures that I now think put me on a direct path to the operating room and a Cesarean. Sure, I read all the latest pregnancy books of the time (and no, A Girlfriend’s guide and What To Expect When You’re Expecting are NOT the best sources of information out there) but when I was on the spot I had absolutely no idea of what options I had and because I didn’t know, I didn’t have any options.

A lot has changed in the past 19 years, but the state of birth for American Woman has actually gotten worse. The attitudes of young women towards the ability of their bodies to birth their babies without a lot of medical interference is severely worn away and the C-section rate is higher than it was in 1989, when I had my first baby. And the real kicker is that young women are subjecting themselves to this painful, invasive and even life threatening procedure WITHOUT AN INCREASE A DECREASE MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY. In other words we’re seeing lots of surgery, generating lots of money and not getting better results for babies.

For the last few months I have been blogging about the movie, The Business of Being Born. It is an excellent film that examines why birth is the way it is in this country and what women NEED to know before they enter into the health care system to deliver their babies. It also examines homebirth and midwifery as very real and safe options for women.

And now the Business of Being Born is available for viewing for FREE! I urge all young women of childbearing age to see it and think about it.

Business of Being Born for Free

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