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Directed By
Abby Epstein
Cast
Mary Helen Ayres
Self - Homebirth Midwife in Indiana
Julia Barnett
Self - Parent
Sylvie Blaustein
Self - Owner & Director, Midwifery of Manhattan
Louann Brizendine
Self
Michael Brodman
Self
Patricia Burkhardt
Self
Tina Cassidy
Self - Journalist and Author of 'Birth'
Ronaldo Cortes
Self - Ob / Gyn
Robbie Davis-Floyd
Self - Medical Anthropologist
Eugene Declerq
Self
Abby Epstein
Self - Filmmaker
Eden Fromberg
Self - Ob / Gyn
Natashia Fuksman
Self - Doula (Labor Support)
Ina May Gaskin
Self - Midwife
Nadine Goodman
Self - Public Health Specialist
Carolyn Havens Neimann
Self - Curtified Nurse Midwife
Susan Hodges
Self - President, Citizens for Midwifery
Gregor Huebner
Self - Parent
La Juana Huebner
Self - Parent
Ricki Lake
Self - Actress and Producer
Carol Leonard
Self - Certified Midwife, Owner, Longmeadow Farm Birthing Center
Heloisa Lessa
Hersef - Nurse Midwife
Ana Paula Markel
Self - Childbirth Educator
Elan V. McAllister
Self
Jacques Moritz
Self
Cara Muhlhahn
Self - Certified Nurse Midwife
Paulo Netto
Self - Abby's Boyfriend & Filmmaker
Michel Odent
Self - Ob / Gyn & Researcher
Florencia Polite
Self - Ob / Gyn, NYU Hospital
David Radzinski
Self - Parent
Neal Rosenblum
Self - Ob / Gyn
Michael Silverstein
Self - Ob / Gyn
Dr. Catherine K. Tanksley-Bowe
Self - Midwife
Van Tracy
Self - Parent
Mayra Vazquez
Self - Parent
Anna Verwaal
Self - RN and Doula (Labor Support)
Marsden Wagner
Self
Abbe Wain
Self - Ob / Gyn
Produced By
Abby Epstein
producer
Ricki Lake
executive producer
Paulo Netto
producer
Amy Slotnick
producer
Music
Jason Moss
Composer
Andre Pluess
Cinematography
Paulo Netto
Sound
John D'Aquino
additional sound recordist
Fredrick Helm
additional sound recordist
Matt Israel
sound mixer
Lukasz Janik
additional sound recordist
Jesse Malings
additional sound recordist
Eric Milano
sound editor
Tom Paul
re-recording mixer / sound designer
Kipjaz Savoie
additional sound recordist
Editing
Madeleine Gavin
Production Management
Amy Slotnick
post-production supervisor
Art Department
Preeti Belosay
graphic artist
Animation
Jim McDonald
animator
Editorial
Jon Fordham
color timer / on-line editor
Other
Rebecca Benghiat
special thanks
Sylvie Blaustein
special thanks
Howard Borris
special thanks
Rafael Cambraia
special thanks
Melanie Comer
special thanks
Orlando Contes
special thanks
Marie Da Silva
special thanks
Renee Epstein
special thanks
Gretchen Farrell
special thanks
Joely Fisher
special thanks
Sofie Gavin-Melamed
special thanks
Neal Gorman
special thanks
Teresa Sartorio Guaraciaba
special thanks
Janice Guild
special thanks
Doug Jacobson
special thanks
Ross Kauffman
special thanks
Kamila Saliba Lessa
special thanks
Vincent Longo
special thanks
Ana Paula Markel
special thanks
Hitome Matarese
special thanks
Cynthia McKie-Addy
special thanks
Jordan Melamed
special thanks
Jason Moss
special thanks
Lisa Palattella
special thanks
James D. Scurlock
special thanks
Amanda Segilia
special thanks
Delphine Selles-Alvarez
special thanks
Wendy Shanker
special thanks
Kurt Skonberg
special thanks
Milo Sussman
special thanks
Owen Sussman
special thanks
Rob Sussman
special thanks
Laura Zeidenstein
special thanks
Music Department
Kim Blackburn Bowen
music legal services
Gregor Huebner
composer: additional music
Qasim Naqvi
composer: additional music
Camera Department
Andrew Epstein
additional photographer
Madeleine Gavin
additional photographer
Nate Kraxberger
additional photographer
Lucas Loureiro
additional photographer
Jesse Malings
additional photographer
Jenna Rosher
additional photographer / camera operator
Jeanny Tsai
second camera operator
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