“Mother, May I?” | The Origin and Relevance of Cristen Pascucci’s Film The BirthCircle | Birth, Pregnancy, & PostPartum Conversations

In today’s episode, we talk with Cristen Pascucci about her film, “Mother, May I?”, a documentary that shares the stories of victims of birth trauma and obstetric violence. We talk about the making of the film, and we also dive deeper into some of the stories, including the story of Caroline Malatesta, who suffers from a permanent, debilitating medical condition as a result of medical malpractice. We also talk about Kimberly Turbin’s experience with her medical battery case, as well as other victim’s experiences. We discuss the importance of knowing your legal rights when determining the best care provider for you, and recommend Cristen’s course, which can be found at https://birthmonopoly.com/. The Making of “Mother, May I?” 1:31Caroline Malatesta’s Story And Its Implications 15:02Kimberly Turbin’s and Other Stories; Effect of Trauma 31:36Legal Rights; Provider Mismatch; Cristen’s Course for Knowing Your Rights 42:26“I think it’s really important not to draw this very clear line -- as exists now -- between trauma and poor care, because these things absolutely are connected with each other. We can’t say that birth trauma is one issue, and bad or unsafe medical care is another issue.” 12:22https://birthmonopoly.com/birthcircle.com