Northern California Nesties

Re: Business of being born is on Showtime 8:30

pink.dutch.tulips — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:47:07 GMT

while i agree w/ the premise behind the movie to focus on 'natural births' i think they go about it completley the wrong way.

my sister RAVED about it - my sister who is doing a home birth w/ a lay midwife, drug free, hospital free .... that's the crowd the movie is catering too.

Re: Business of being born is on Showtime 8:30

amyfelice — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:18:37 GMT

I thought it sent a really mixed message. They are trying to promote natural birth but the videos they showed of natural home births made them look terrifying. The women were not using any relaxation or breathing techniques to get them through it, the partners were sometimes not even viewed, not contributing.Only one woman looked like she was actually not in excruciating pain!

I felt they should have made more of an effort to show the different styles that can be used to improve the chances of an easy, more comfortable natural birth, rather than a bunch of screaming and yelling. I have seen videos of hypnobirthing moms where you would barely believe they were actually giving birth until the baby shows up. I am sure Bradely method is incredibly helpful too.

It did show the value of natural birth in terms of the side effects/possible complications of the medications and also helps people to understand that midwives use medical equipement and refer to hospitals when there is any complicating factors. I think some people think they are not really medically trained.

Re: Business of being born is on Showtime 8:30

sfgirl75 — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:09:47 GMT

SFAug07:
I watched it (rented it from Blockbuster) and didn't like it. I found it very one-sided and not balanced. It also made me incredibly anxious about labor and delivery...

Im glad im not the only one. It scared me. I actually started crying halfway through it.

Re: Business of being born is on Showtime 8:30

SFAug07 — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:01:12 GMT

I watched it (rented it from Blockbuster) and didn't like it. I found it very one-sided and not balanced. It also made me incredibly anxious about labor and delivery...

Re: Business of being born is on Showtime 8:30

sfgirl75 — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:27:51 GMT

I have Direct TV...should have mentioned that I guess. On my end its on channel 539 (SHO3HD)

They have it on netflix too. That where I watched the first time.

Re: Business of being born is on Showtime 8:30

ZoeMay06 — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:23:51 GMT

Hmm...I'm not seeing it. Is it on the regular Showtime channel, or one of the special ones? I've been wanting to watch this.

Business of being born is on Showtime 8:30

sfgirl75 — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:16:43 GMT

I know people have talked about the movie a few times on this board. I just saw that its on showtime tonight at 8:30

I watched it a few weeks ago. Found it interesting but it didnt really change my mind on anything.