Filmmaker Paula James Martinez travels across the United States to understand what makes it the most dangerous and expensive nation to give birth in. From heartbreaking personal stories and harrowing facts to perspectives of experts both in the medical and legal fields, BORN FREE: BIRTH IN AMERICA shines a light on the true cost of giving birth in the US. The film is an invitation for every person to start a conversation about the state of maternal health.
Director: Paula James- Martinez
Executive Producers: Sara Ojjeh, Anthony James-Martinez, Vanessa Hope, Robert C. Profusek, Claire Olshan
Producers: Paula James-Martinez, Rebecca Dayan, Steph Zenee Perez, Lianne Turner
BORN FREE: BIRTH IN AMERICA
BORN FREE: BIRTH IN AMERICA
In BORN FREE, filmmaker Paula James-Martinez investigates the real cost of birth in the United States.
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Why is it the only nation in the developed world with a rising maternal mortality rate?
BORN FREE is a deep dive
into what it is like to have a baby in modern-day America.
Asking questions like; why do so many women experience PTSD after birth? Why do so many women have anxiety issues as a result? And why do so many women face bankruptcy, just from getting pregnant in America?
If birth and pregnancy are a lens on how a society values its women;
Why is it a fight that women in the US are losing more and more often?
A fight birthing people have to undertake when feeling their most vulnerable. A fight that has statistically awful outcomes for people of color. A fight against a lack of informed choice, against medical overreach and abuse. A fight for bodily autonomy. A fight against systemic racism, sexism, poverty, and big medical, pharmaceutical, and healthcare providers.
It is a fight for our lives.
BORN FREE
provides women the tools to finally be able to
ROAR FOR THEMSELVES