Evan Rachel Wood Had Natural Home Birth, Thanks Ricki Lake for Inspiring Her Decision

Actress credits 2008 documentary The Business of Being Born for informing her about delivery options

By Rebecca Macatee Aug 01, 2013 5:08 PMTags
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Shortly after Evan Rachel Wood gave birth to her baby boy, she made sure to thank hubby Jamie Bell…and Ricki Lake!

The reason? Wood tweeted Tuesday that the talk-show host's 2008 documentary, The Business of Being Born, helped her make the decision to have a natural home birth.

"I have to say thank you @RickiLake for your inspiring documentary…I never knew I had a choice when it came to labor. It taught me so much & aided my decision in having a natural home birth which my son & I are now forever grateful for," she wrote on the social networking site, just one day after announcing her happy baby news.

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Lake, a mom of two, tweeted the actress back, writing, "You are so welcome. Overjoyed to hear you had a positive birth experience & a beautiful son! :) #BOBB xo"

And Wood, 25, is completely in love with that beautiful son! She tweeted a link to a scene in Raising Arizona—where Holly Hunter hilariously and dramaticly sobs over how much she loves a baby—adding cutely, "This pretty much sums up my feelings today. My heart is ready to burst!"

So sweet.