Many people ask me what statement I want to make in my play Birth. The answer is simple: consumers must demand childbirth choices that are mother-centered, safe, effective, and evidence-based. This moment in history demands we be BOLD when we give birth. There is no right or wrong way to be BOLD — one mother might decide a natural birth is right for her and another may feel she needs pain-relieving drugs — but there is no choice. Right now too many pregnant mothers are making no choice when it comes to childbirth.

BOLD is a grassroots theater-for-social change movement. If you are pregnant, you can be BOLD by attending a BOLD performance or screening of Birth. If you are a concerned citizen, you can host a performance or screening of Birth in your community to raise awareness.

You hold the key to the future of childbirth. BOLD invites you to turn it.

Karen Brody
BOLD Founder and Playwright of Birth