WOMB REVOLUTION and NEW DAY MIDWIFERY Present Why Not Home?

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 – WOMB REVOLUTION and NEW DAY MIDWIFERY PRESENT
WHY NOT HOME?
with post film Q&A
2:00pm doors / 2:30pm show
$17 General Admission / $14 OFS Members
Tickets are available online or at the box office day of show.

Rachael Cook, from New Day Midwifery and Marissa Bolaños, from Womb Revolution, are passionate about supporting pregnant people with reliable information about birth options. They are excited to bring together a panel of experts to talk about the risks and benefits of giving birth at home and to strengthen the community of pregnancy resources available locally.

Dr. Michelle Minikel thought home birth was crazy–until she got pregnant. Turns out she’s not alone. Why Not Home? exposes a secret from within the medical community. A small but growing number of doctors, midwives, and nurses who attend birth in the hospital are choosing to have their own children at home. Through the compelling stories of women who choose to go outside the hospitals where they practice to give birth, viewers experience the beauty and challenges facing families both at home and in the hospital in a way that hasn’t been seen before. Beyond the personal stories, Why Not Home? is a critical and thoroughly researched look at how we are providing maternity care in the US and the choices we are giving women and families about that care. Maternal mortality rates are rising in the US at at time when they are falling in every other industrialized country. Why Not Home? challenges viewers to move beyond the polarization and judgment that has plagued this issue for decades and instead embrace a more integrated and collaborative model for the future.
Dir: Jessica Moore/ 2016 / US / 117min

“Why Not Home? is a thoughtful look at complex issues. It’s down to earth style puts a human spin on the contentious topic of home birth. I hope that every expectant parent, as well as medical and nursing students see this film. There is something for everyone in this beautifully done film. ” — Robin Elise Weiss, PhD, MPH, LCCE and President of the Lamaze Board