The Business of Being Born

00:00:48 Abby Epstein: DID YOU EVER CONSIDER USING A MIDWIFE?

00:04:28 WHO HAVE MUCH BIGGER PARTIES TO ATTEND TO THAN I DO."

00:07:27 THEY HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO DO IT.

00:11:03 THE 90% THAT HAVE NO COMPLICATIONS,

00:13:32 ANY CHANCE BEYOND THAT WAS GONE. IT WAS GONE.

00:16:33 PROBABLY IS GOING TO SHAKE THE PELVIS.

00:19:57 and what got you interested or fascinated.

00:24:39 FOUR YEARS OUT IN AN OUT-OF-HOSPITAL BIRTHING CENTER.

00:28:13 BUT I DON'T WANT THAT TO BE PRECIPITATED, SO TO SPEAK.

00:31:16 WOMEN WERE STILL BEING TOLD

00:34:29 IN A SENSE, DURING THAT ERA.

00:37:40 THEY'VE GOT AT LEAST TWO HOSPITALS THAT ARE OVER 40% RATE.

00:41:05 I WAS IN-- DURING JUST ABOUT THE WORST PART,

00:44:13 IN SHOWING THAT IN A SUPPORTED ENVIRONMENT--

00:47:00 - WHEN HE'S MOVING. - IF YOU FEEL FLUTTERING

00:49:47 AND AS MUCH AS I'VE BEEN CARING FOR WOMEN IN LABOR

00:53:52 OR THAT MIDWIVES ARE NOT AS SAFE AS DOCTORS

00:57:08 - - Cara: WASHCLOTHS. SOMEBODY USED A WASHCLOTH.

01:01:01 I MEAN, IT'S CRAZY TO SAY.

01:04:29 Gaskin: MOST OF THE DEATHS THAT DO TAKE PLACE

01:10:27 - Abby: HI, CARA. - HI, CUTIE.

01:13:34 Abby: OH, GET ME OUT. GET ME OUT.

01:17:45 - HOW LONG? - I WENT STRAIGHT TO THE BIRTH.

01:21:40 - - ♪ ...CALLING ALL ANGELS ♪