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Apr 28, 2000 · Where the Heart Is: Directed by Matt Williams. With Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd, Stockard Channing, Joan Cusack. A pregnant seventeen-year-old rebuilds her life after being abandoned by her boyfriend at a Walmart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Matt Williams
- 2000-04-28
- Contributing Writer
- Babies. Why we love it: Of the pregnancy documentaries out there, this one ranks among our favorites. It follows four human babies from around the world (Namibia, Japan, Mongolia and the US) during the first year of their lives, and proves that no matter the location or culture, babies are just babies.
- Juno. Why we love it: This film (and its Oscar-winning screenplay) is a heartwarming, sarcastic, give-you-all-the-feels coming-of-age teen pregnancy movie that’s sure to stick with you.
- Knocked Up. Why we love it: A one-night stand between Alison (Katherine Heigl) and Ben (Seth Rogen) would have stayed a one-and-done thing if the duo didn’t accidentally make a baby that night.
- Baby Mama. Why we love it: Real-life mamas Tina Fey and Amy Poehler team up in this hilarious comedy about a single, career-oriented woman, Kate (Fey), who hires an eccentric, less organized woman, Angie (Poehler), to be her surrogate.
- General Summary
- Part 1: The Farm
- Part 2: Celebrity Moms Share Their Birth Experiences
- It's My Body
- Part 3: Options For Your Birth
- Birth Centers
- Cesarean Epidemic
- Part 4: VBAC and HBAC
More Business of Being Bornis packed with information that the producers could not fit in the original Business of Being Born. There is a lot of instructional material and many, many perspectives from care providers and from mothers and families. I highly recommend this supplement to the original film. See below for details on each segment:
In this film section, producers Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein travel to The Farm Midwifery Center in Tennessee to meet with the midwives there, including Ina May Gaskin. They discuss The Farm’s history and, of course, natural childbirth. The Farm midwives are full of wisdom and a joy to listen to! They talk about why The Farm Midwifery Center has bet...
This section includes extensive interviews with celebrity moms. I was skeptical of this initially, but it turns out that listening to celebrity moms talk about their birth experiences is just like listening to any mom! It really emphasizes the universality of birth and the experience of being a woman, because in the end, celebrity status didn’t mat...
Listening to Gisele Bundchen describe the birth of her son is incredibly inspiring, especially since she met some opposition in planning a home birth.This quote is helpful for mamas who want a home birth but feel their partner is not supportive (Gisele's husband is football player Tom Brady!): "It was a home birth and it was funny because he didn't...
The third segment dives into more practical considerations for your birth. Watch this no matter how many weeks of pregnancy you're at, but it's especially helpful to watch earlier in your pregnancy when you're considering choices, healthcare providers, where to give birth, etc. Doulas are discussed in depth, including what they are and how they dif...
The documentary also explores birth centers as an option, with a tour of a birth center. You'll understand when a birth center is a good choice and why other moms want to give birth in one!
This portion of the film also looks at the reasons for the high worldwide cesarean section rates. It explores c-sections and looks at particular areas, such as Brazil, with high rates. It also looks at variations of normal birth, such as breech births, that lead to high rates of this major surgery. You'll feel much more informed about this alarming...
VBAC, or vaginal birth after cesarean, has its own segment on the documentary. This is a great segment to watch even if you're pregnant with your first baby... but it's critical if you're planning a VBAC. Multiple experts share commentary on the safety of VBAC and why it's a good option for most women. Importantly, they emphasize that repeat c-sect...
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- 'She's Having a Baby' This is a classic John Hughes film that treats newlywed life with care and honesty. Sometimes young couples assume that their fertility journey will be a breeze, but as this story delves into, it's not as easy as the movies can make it look.
- 'Nine Months' Hugh Grant plays a commitment-phobe who is suddenly faced with the biggest commitment of all — his girlfriend (played by Julianne Moore) gets pregnant.
- 'For Keeps?' Eighties icon Molly Ringwald stars in this movie about a teen couple who gets thrown into adulthood quickly when Molly's character becomes pregnant.
- 'The Secret Life of the American Teenager' Flash forward a couple of decades and Molly Ringwald went from playing the pregnant teen to playing the mom of a pregnant teen in The Secret Life of the American Teenager.
May 1, 2024 · Movies About Giving Birth. Updated May 1, 2024. Ever watched these Movies About Giving Birth? We know for sure you'll find some new picks. Here are 23 of our favorites. Alien (1979) ★★★★. 3.4 out of 4 stars. From Ridley Scott, starring Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, Veronica Cartwright. Rated R.
May 18, 2012 · Deadline. February 1, 1984. A horror film about a screenwriter who loses the ability to distinguish between his fantasy world and the real world, with disastrous consequences. As he ruminates on his place in any world and loses his grip, he also loses his wife and his children's respect, and critics tear him apart.
A morgue technician successfully reanimates the body of a little girl, but to keep her breathing, she will need to harvest biological materials from pregnant women. When the girl's mother, a nurse, discovers her baby alive, they enter into a deal that forces them both down a dark path of no return.
