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DVD 4: The VBAC Dilemma: What Your Options Really Are

This DVD should be mandatory viewing for every expecting mother who has previously had a c-section. It provides a thorough discussion of VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean), in which Epstein and Lake ask dozens of experts about whether women who have had c-section surgery must go on to deliver their other babies via c-section, or if a vaginal delivery is safe -- "determining the surprising truth about VBACs." The culmination of all this discussion really hits home when viewers are taken on a journey with several women, some of whom are successful in having a VBAC and some who are not able to deliver their baby vaginally. Abby Epstein's personal delivery experience is also highlighted -- as you may recall, her c-section was depicted at the end of the film The Business of Being Born.

In closing, The Business of Being Born and More Business of Being Born should be required viewing not only for couples expecting a baby, but for every health care provider who tends to women during childbirth, from gynecologists and anesthesiologists, to nurses, doulas and midwives. The imperative message and wealth of critical knowledge contained in these films is literally life-changing. I was humbled and privileged to take in all of the information that Lake and Epstein so flawlessly present and eloquently deliver, and I can only hope that their mission continues to make more and more women aware of their own inherent power and grace.

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