Ricki Lake

The AMA (American Medical Association) wants to have it out with Ricki Lake over the subject of childbirth! Ricki recently produced a film called the Business of Being born, which looks unfavorably towards hospitals. More pics after the hop… Ricki wasn’t by any means bashing hospitals, however. TMZ says the film is about midwife aided home delivery…which is safe right? That’s how babies were born for thousands of years before the AMA! Ricki’s film discusses how it has become a business and a huge income for all babies to be born in hospitals…and she is right. Home births can be safe too. Do you ... Read Full Story

  Review by Marta Hoelscher One thing I really liked about this book was that the authors used a very down-to-earth tone and language that provided a very matter of fact, real look at their personal experiences and also those of other women. Without using a lot of medical terminology they really laid out what an expectant mother can expect of the birthing process. This book is all about knowing what your options are in regard to giving birth. The authors help to sort through the reasons hospitals give for procedures while giving birth. Knowing these things ahead of time will help the expectant ... Read Full Story

By Kelly Jad'on Ricki Lake is a talk show host, an actress, and a mother. It is this last title which has led her, with coauthor and filmmaker Abby Epstein, to create the film The Business of Being Born. In doing so, they aim to raise awareness of the choices women have in preparing for their birth experiences.  The film is followed with their book, Your Best Birth: Know All Your Options, Discover the Natural Choices and Take Back the Birth Experience (Grand Central Pub--Wellness Central/ May 2009). Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein hope to empower American women with their own research and through ... Read Full Story

Ricki Lake launches exclusive celebrity webisode series on MyBestBirth.com Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington, Laila Ali, Melissa Joan Hart, Alyson Hannigan are among featured celebrities sharing personal birth stories as part of the series Los Angeles, June 25, 2009--Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein, the documentarians behind the critically-acclaimed film The Business of Being Born and authors of Your Best Birth, will exclusively preview clips of their new film on MyBestBirth.com as a webisode series. Beginning on July 6th, 2009, the series will feature never-before-seen interviews from Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington Melissa Joan Hart, Alyson Hannigan, Laili Ali, Kellie Martin, Sarah Wayne Callies, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Joely ... Read Full Story

  Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington, Laila Ali, Melissa Joan Hart, Alyson Hannigan are among featured celebrities sharing personal birth stories as part of the series. Ricki Lake, Laila Ali, and Abby Epstein Los Angeles, June 25, 2009--Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein, the documentarians behind the critically-acclaimed film The Business of Being Born a nd authors of Your Best Birth , will exclusively preview clips of their new film on MyBestBirth.com as a webisode series. Beginning on July 6th, 2009, the series will feature never-before-seen interviews from Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington Melissa Joan Hart, Alyson Hannigan, Laili Ali, Kellie Martin, Sarah Wayne Callies, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, ... Read Full Story