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private hospitals in Brazil the cesarean rate averages 70%, even though
research shows the majority of women prefer natural birth. Doctors
attribute the high cesarean rate to patient demand, when in fact
cesareans are more lucrative and convenient for doctors.
Born in Brazil explores what women really want. The documentary follows
five pregnant women in Porto Alegre, an industrial, cosmopolitan city in
southern Brazil. Touching and humorous accounts of childbirth from these
women and their doctors reveal the subtle pressures that stimulate the
gross overuse of cesareans in Brazil.
Born in Brazil explores the pressures of modern society and how our
reliance on technology and fear of the unpredictable influence childbirth.
The documentary challenges the predominant belief that cesarean is the
modern, painless way to give birth. And for convenience-oriented cultures
around the world, Born in Brazil is a wake-up call to the alarmingly high
rates of cesarean section in many countries.
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