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THE HUFFINGTON POST

Home Birth: A Real Alternative

I grew up thinking I wouldn't be able to have children because of what I was told.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

Ottawa Mother To Live Stream Birth Over Internet

An Ottawa mother and professional birth coach is preparing to live stream the birth of her third child online.

AOL HEALTHY LIVING

Home Births Up By 20%

One mother chose home birth because it was cheaper than going to a hospital.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

Ricki Lake: Mothers Deserve Options

I made my 2008 documentary The Business of Being Born to educate women about choices in childbirth, and raise questions about maternity care in the U.S. For example, why were C-section rates skyrocketing?

PARENTDISH

SmackDown: Should Women Have Home Births?

First of all, ladies, let it be known I have no dog in this fight.

Background on home births

A home birth in developed countries is an attended or an unattended childbirth in a non-clinical setting, typically using natural childbirth methods, that takes place in a residence rather than in a hospital or a birth centre, and usually attended by a midwife or lay attendant with expertise in managing home births.

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