Interview with Ricki Lake
I am so excited to share with you this short interview I had with Ricki Lake at the recent screening of her movie, The Business of Being Born! It is apparent to me through her travels she has had a very thorough education on the politics of midwifery not just in the US, but all over the world. This interview marks the reincarnation of Home Birth Talk as Midwifery World! Thank you for sticking around reading, listening, and watching! I am grateful for the SEVERAL THOUSAND downloads of my Podcasts! I hope to have many more in the future.
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The Business of Being Born
About a year ago I read some buzz about the Hollywood star Ricki Lake making a documentary about birth. My first thought was, “Hmmmmm.” I had heard she had given birth to her second son at home and was eager to see what she was going to present. She’d been so inspired, even transformed by her experiences that she went so far as to earn her certification as a labor doula and was interested in becoming a midwife. About two months ago I received an email from someone that had been forwarded about ten other times about a new Ricki Lake documentary. The email contained all the information necessary to inquire about hosting a screening of The Business of Being Born. I had just started the orientation process at my new job with South Coast Midwifery & Women’s Health Care so I was eager to make a contribution to the mission of increasing public awareness of midwives and our local alternative to hospital birth. Read more
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