Since my scare (or fear really) of watching The Birth Story on TV, I have avoided any "real" birth videos. Recently, I had heard mention of The Business of Being Born and decided since we are in the homestretch I should maybe check it out. I knew absolutely nothing about it except for the fact that someone said it was good. So I googled it and thought it looked interesting. And we happen to have it on netflix so why not? One night during the week, Jamie and I sat down and watched it.
My expectations:
- Women screaming/yelling and behaving like wild animals in pain
- Really gross shots of the woman's vagina
- PAIN AGONY PAIN
What really happens: This movie is awesome! The facts and information you learn is crazy-Jamie was shocked. This movie also went along great with my Birth Book by Dr. Sears. The movie looks into the history and revolution of birth in America and how it differs from other countries. Which we have spent most of my pregnancy asking- do people in Europe really not eat Brie for 10 months...or do Asians really not eat sushi...But I regress. The movie really shows you how using an OB is different than a midwife. The different births you can have- home birth, water birth, etc. What was amazing is the women are not screaming or making birth look terrifying (which was one of the main topics about American women scaring other women, etc etc), the women are obviously in pain but they are in control and then out pops a baby...Say what?! The movie was going along and I was like uh is that a head? OMG she just had a baby. And it wasn't disgusting at all. They actually made birth look beautiful. Jamie actually agreed that he was amazed how it wasn't full of blood and guts going everywhere and screaming. It was a very empowering movie. I think this was the first time Jamie understood why I wanted a doula.
Now I will say this movie is pretty granola. As you can read from previous posts I am more open to natural and being green/chemical free all the time (still trying to get Jamie on board with that one). But I am obviously in the health field which I greatly respect. So there is a fine line of balance I think. I believe in doctors and medicine but this is one area where I think we could use a new perspective on. The movie said in a perfect world we should have OBs and midwives working together. Which would be awesome!
My advice is to watch this doing the beginning of your second trimester or during your first so you can start looking for a midwife or doula. I hope I'm not too late!
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