Pregnant in America Trailer

First, I am not trying to talk lke my bogus statistics areactual truth. Second, the death rates in the colonies were in FACT pretty high owing to the malnutrition of many of the starting colonies and subsequently westward expanding colonies of th U.S. Hell the overall mortality rate and life expectancy was nOT high in colonial America. And open my eys about WHAT!?

Absolutely, but WHY did you have the abruption. Placentas don't just pop off. You had to either have had pitocin (most likely), abdominal pressure, drug use, extremely high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, alcohol/ cocaine/crack usage, smoking, a short cord, a version, previous c/s, or WAY WAY too much amniotic fluid.

fyi, 200 years ago, the death rate for birth was no where near 50%, not only did they not keep statistics like this but it is far from the truth. Yes, we have C/S, they going away. The World Health Organization has noted when the C/S rate is UNDER 10% the maternal and neonatal death rate go up, AND when the C/S rate is OVER 15% the death rates go up. We are number 27 among INDUSTRIALIZED nations for neonatal death!! We are horrible. Open your eyes.

I think these are definitely issues that need to be addressed because they are often times overlooked or avoided unless people start asking questions.

Excellent video. Also, if you have the chance, see The Business of Being Born. EXCELLENT documentary!!

This I THINK is the best advice. "Deliver at home, but within fifteen minutes of a hospital"

Sometimes you need medical assistance. I LIKE this stance. Personally I think that medical science and hygenic improvements DEFINITELY have helped our deathrate lower at LEAST from centuries past. YES ALOT of time a CS is not necessary..but thank GOD we have them! Yes the U.S. has taken this relaly far, but thatnk GOD we DO have it if needed. I thank God for the level of medical care I can recieve...as opposed to oh 200 years ago where birth was a 50/50!

ok i understand some aspects of how hospitals screw up...but if it wasnt'tfor my local hospital and an emergency csection both my child and i would have died...i had a placental abruption.

I can't wait to see this! I'm so glad we're talking about this!!! It's not an easy topic but so important!

Natural birth is possible!!! My first baby weighed 10.6 lbs, born natural, in the water, I had a 15 hour with her and only pushed for 17 mins. My second son was born 7 days overdue, weighed 9.15 lbs, in 48 mins! I didn't push once! I LOVE Hypnobirthing and think it helped me to understand and BELIEVE in my body!

Can't wait to see the rest....this country needs their eyes OPENED!!!!!!

this country is bad, were not great,

So where do you claim to be an expert into which sex of the human race should address this issue, yeah women give birth, but not all women are "expert" at whatever the subject may be.

You're stupid, what does it have to do with him being a man or not?

I delivered my son at Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles with a full staff and I felt like I was completely alone, despite their presence and my husband's. If I had it to do over again, I would of chosen to have my baby in the privacy od my Hollywood hills home. It was an upscale hospital w/state-of-the-art equipment that didn't make me feel safe or comfortable at all.

The hospital is also where all of your drug-resistant infections germinate from. We had midwives on hand through it all. No Epidural (It was almost taken) and no intervention. Baby #2 was 4 hours. Every experience will be different, but the hospital can be as risky a place as any if enough mistakes are made - and that is the point of the film. Only high-risk pregnancies need apply ;)