TICKETS:
General admission: $10 in advance/$12 at the door
Pregnant women: $10
Purchase tickets by calling MOMMY MATTERS at (559) 433-0172 or dropping by at 1010 E Perrin #107, Fresno, CA (NW corner of Champlain & Perrin)

SYNOPSIS:

Birth: it’s a miracle. A rite of passage. A natural part of life. But more than anything, birth is a business. Compelled to find answers after a disappointing birth experience with her first child, actress Ricki Lake recruits filmmaker Abby Epstein to examine and question the way American women have babies.

The film interlaces intimate birth stories with surprising historical, political and scientific insights and shocking statistics about the current maternity care system. When director Epstein discovers she is pregnant during the making of the film, the journey becomes even more personal.

Should most births be viewed as a natural life process, or should every delivery be treated as a potentially catastrophic medical emergency?

MORE INFO:

See the trailer at http://www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com/

Read the San Francisco Chronicle review at http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/13/LVSOUBD5M.DT...

Call MOMMY MATTERS at (559) 433-0172

Location: Dominion Courtyard Villas Clubhouse, 1650 E Shepherd (between Cedar and Maple), Fresno
Starts: 2008 Feb 22 - 6:00pm
Ends: 2008 Feb 22 - 8:00pm
Website: http://www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com/