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AMERICAN DELIVERY – Review by Lois Alter Mark

April 24, 2025 Lois Alter Mark American Delivery, carolyn jones, childbirth, documentary, health care, midwives, pregnancy

In case you weren’t already outraged about the state of women’s healthcare, along comes American Delivery, a powerhouse documentary that reminds you that the United States is the most dangerous place in the affluent world to give birth. Pregnancy and childbirth kill two women a day in the US, the only country where the maternal mortality rate is rising rather than falling. In fact, it’s 10 times higher here than in Europe, with one third of American counties considered maternity care deserts. Anyone who has the power to make decisions about women’s healthcare should be required to watch American Delivery first. Childbirth is supposed to be a celebration of new life, not a high-stakes game of life and death.

Festivals Interviews

Memphis Film Prize Top 10 finalist Lauren Cox talks WITHOUT A ROOF, domestic violence and homelessness – Brandy McDonnell interviews

August 21, 2019September 1, 2019 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments domestic violence, film festivals, homelessness, Lauren Cox, memphis film prize, pregnancy, Without a Roof

While she was pregnant with her second child, Lauren Cox also wrote, produced, directed and starred in her third short film. “Without a Roof,” starring Cox as a pregnant woman who resorts to homelessness to escape her abusive marriage, was one of the Top 10 finalists earlier this month for the Memphis Film Prize, where Cox also was a nominee for best performance by an actress.