Ricki Lake Summary

This documentary shows many childbirth methods, for instance natural births, midwives, and cesarean section. It is mostly about using different techniques for deliveries. Due to the modern technologies, different ways are used for deliveries, such as using epidurals, forceps delivery, vacuum extraction, C-section and others. This revolution of technology has changed the childbirth from home through the natural ways to hospitals through medical processes. Ricki Lake, who is the producer of this film, gave her experiences about her childbirths. Her first delivery went very pathetic. She was very disappointed from the American health care system due to which she follow midwife in her second delivery. She adopted the natural way in her second