Business of Being Born – Free Showing

The Central Carolina BirthNetwork is hosting a free showing of the 2008 Documentary “The Business of Being Born”. The movie, produced by Abby Epstein and Rikki Lake shows how the American way of birth has become a business which is sometimes detrimental to the health of mothers and babies. Health decisions based on profit and the practice of defensive medicine have turned the birth of a baby from a natural and spiritual event into the technocratic procedure it is today in American hospitals. This eye-opening documentary shows expectant parents that some of the choices they make in terms of provider, and place of birth can significantly effect both health and financial outcomes.

The CCBN, formed in 2011, is hosting this free event to promote the awareness of mother-friendly maternity care in the central carolina area. Expectant parents, birth professionals, and anyone else interested in the birth industry is welcome to attend. The documentary will be shown at the Sumter Library on Harvin at 3pm on March 3. A Q&A will follow. If you wish to sit on the Q&A panel please contact centralcarolinabirthnetwork@gmail.com. Doulas, out of hospital midwives, doctors, and those who have had an out of hospital birth or a VBAC are invited to sit on the panel. Please feel free to forward this page link to friends.