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

Compelled to explore the subject after the delivery of her first child, actress Ricki Lake recruited filmmaker Abby Epstein to question the way 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. A must see for all expectant couples or those trying to conceive.