November 25, 2011
For women who have had a child before, giving birth is just as safe in a hospital, at home, or with a midwife, according to a new study. The research looked at 64,500 births in England and concluded that low-risk mothers should have the right to choose where they give birth. Who is low risk? ...
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August 26, 2010
With all this talk about how natural births are easier for the mother because there are less invasive procedures, we seem to have lost sight of how medicine can actually help us. An obstetrics journal just published a study of 400 women that shows how epidurals are helpful during birth and reduce some of the ...
July 30, 2010
Another medical group has said that women should not have the right to home birth in certain circumstances. There is so much condescension among doctors towards pregnant women I have to wonder where it will all end. Will they be caged like animals and monitored by nicotine and alcohol bracelets like criminals? The Lancet, a ...
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July 1, 2010
Choosing to give birth at home is often considered dangerous because of the problems that might arise. But many women want to avoid unnecessary medical interventions and be inĀ an environment where they feel they have control. But do they really have control? And is it really a safe option? There have been few studies into ...
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