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	Opening My pregnant belly had been experiencing a lot of activity for more than a week, each time teasing me into thinking the baby was coming.
	Mothering the Mother During pregnancy, labor, and birth a mother’s overall health is depleted, therefore it is most important that she is replenished and cared for in the postpartum period.
	Postpartum Pampering Becoming a mother is exciting and terrifying--many are overwhelmed. However, this need not be so, there is time to be pampered.
	Homebirth in Holland My husband, Dirk, had moved to Utrecht, an ancient university town near Amsterdam. Under the care of Dutch midwives, I birthed my son in my own bed.
	Special Report: Homebirth Mothering's special report on homebirth includes easy access to resources, articles, media and community about birthing at home.
	Natural Parenting Toolbox: Preparing the House for Homebirth This is a good time to get everything together that you will need, if you plan to birth at home. In the first stages of labor you will have ample time to set it all up.
	Third Time's the Charm Birth number three finally took this mom home.
	The French Male Midwife I imagined a male midwife as a middle-aged hippie with a greasy ponytail, but Cyrille turned out to be a clean-cut man of about 35, who carried a Palm Pilot and rode a motorcycle.
	As Orion Watched The Great Hunter looked down on the English moorlands and the little town of Totnes, overseeing the birth of my grandson who would be named Orion Reed.
	Blessings of Homebirth The legacy of my uncomplicated, unassisted homebirth of unexpected twins is my conviction to tell this birth story again and again.
	Candles Not Required I am not the product of hippie parents and I don't consider myself righteous. Yet my child was born at home. Intentionally.
	Not the Kind of House for a Home Birth When I called my mother and said I was thinking about having a home birth, she screamed...
	Home Safe Home: A VBAC - My Way A successful birth doesn't require a hospital. Not even a VBAC.
	The Nature of Natural Birth Laura Alvarez is the creator of the second-place winner in the Birth Matters Virginia video contest.
	Our Home is a Shrine to the Birth of our Child The stairs outside the front door are those that Ahri walked up and down to open her hips for the baby's journey. A father's perspective on homebirth.
	The Birth of Kai We went for a long walk in the neighborhood, and in a little over two hours, at 4:49 p.m., Kai James Lim was born in our living room. His eyes were a dark blue, his hair tinged with red, and he weighed a bouncing 8 pounds, 6 ounces.
	Caretakers of Homebirth: Doctors Who Come to You Until the early 20th century, this would have been a very common family event in rural America, but this was 1993...
	Being There At a game once, I overheard two mothers discussing birth. "Every teenage girl should observe one," said one "That would go a long way toward ending teenage pregnancy."
	Bringing Homebirth into the Hospital A resolute couple has a natural breech birth.
	Homebirth at the Hospital Do doulas work with homebirths more than hospital births? Most doulas help women have natural, home-like childbirth experiences in hospitals.
	Aqua Baby After two bad experiences with medicalized pregnancy and birth I decided to look elsewhere for my prenatal care.
	Homebirth Under Fire: What the Headlines Don't Say A study reports that infants born at home had twice the risk of death, and both mothers and infants... But what are these numbers omitting?
	A Homebirth with the Terminator A birthing mother draws strength from nurturing warrior characters, male or female.
	Natural Parenting Toolbox: Questions to Ask Birth Attendants at Home These questions will help you familiarize yourself with your birthding professional and understand their viewpoint when it comes to your needs.
	Natural Parenting Toolbox: Reasons to Have a Homebirth A homebirth is defined as any birth which does not take place in a facility, such as a birth center or hospital. It doesn’t actually have to be your home, it could be your parents’ or your best friend’s and this article will give you some reasons to consider having one.

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