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November 22, 2008 11:07:56 AM CST



Lake Fights Back on Home Childbirth

Posted Jun 18, 08 11:50 AM CDT in Science & Health Gossip Arts & Living 

(AP) – Ricki Lake is firing back at a recent American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists statement that reprimanded her for promoting at-home childbirth, saying that a hospital was the "safest setting" for having a baby. In The Business of Being Born, the former talk-show host documents the delivery of her second son in the bathtub of her Manhattan apartment.

"I'm all about choice. This is not unlike the abortion issue. I am pro-choice when it comes to childbirth and choices in birth," she said. "Home birth was around long before hospitals were taking over—and I just think women need to know [the information] so that they can make the best choice for them."

Source Associated Press

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Executive producer Ricki Lake attends a special benefit screening of "The Business of Being Born" at the IFC Center in January.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
Ricki Lake documented her own at-home childbirth in "The Business of Being Born."   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)
Ricki Lake received critical acclaim when her documentary "The Business of Being Born" premiered at the TriBeCa Film Festival.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
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