If I had to choose a single thing that led me to my insatiable need to be thoroughly educated on conception, pregnancy and childbirth - I'd choose this film. Epstein definitely takes a hard-ball approach to the American system, a no holds barred attack at our inappropriate view of pregnancy and childbirth being an emergency; an unnatural and dangerous occurrence that must be treated by surgeons and anesthesiologists. There is a mountain of facts provided throughout this documentary that can easily be researched later to confirm their validity. Need proof that there's a problem? Check out the stats on the cesarean rate for our nation, the recommendation by the World Health Organization on where our rate should be at and how we compare to other developed nations. In fact, we're worse off than some THIRD WORLD nations. It's important that women do plenty of research by sifting through clinical peer reviewed articles in medical journals as well as focusing on what is done in nations that have low infant and maternal mortality rates. This documentary covers all the bases in asking all of the right and hard questions that need to be asked today of American obstetricians and hospitals.