Water Birth

When making the choice to have a natural childbirth there are many options as to where you can give birth.  There are the obvious choices at home, at a birth center, or in a hospital.  But there are the specific choices as well.  Do you want to give birth on a bed?  Do you want [...]

Mayim Bialik: Why women shouldn’t fear home birth

Home births increased 20 percent over four years, according to new government statistics. Less than one percent of women give birth at home, but clearly there’s a trend toward natural births at home — even though doctors’ groups warn against it. Former “Blossom” star and “Big Bang Theory” actress Mayim Bialik has given birth at home, loved it, [...]

Miracle mum brings premature baby son back to life…

By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 5:47 PM on 27th August 2010 It was a final chance to say goodbye for grieving mother Kate Ogg after doctors gave up hope of saving her premature baby. She tearfully told her lifeless son – born at 27 weeks weighing 2lb – how much she loved him [...]

Too Many C-Sections: Docs Rethink Induced Labor

Too Many C-Sections: Docs Rethink Induced Labor By Tiffany O’Callaghan The rise in cesarean-section deliveries in recent years has been characterized by some as a key indication of the overmedicalization of childbirth. While the procedure undoubtedly saves lives and leads to better health outcomes for mothers and infants who face problems during pregnancy and labor, [...]

Why Hire a Doula? 5 Myths Debunked

Why Hire a Doula? 5 Myths Debunked As doulas become more common on birth teams around the world, I get fewer blank stares when I tell people what I do. Most people have at least a nominal sense of what a doula does, even if the lines are a bit fuzzy for them. Over the [...]

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