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Special Report: Homebirth

Aqua Baby: Birthing at Home
After two bad experiences with medicalized birth I decided to look elsewhere. 

 
          

Feature Articles

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.

Preparing the House for Homebirth
Here are some suggestions to help you gather together what you will need if you plan to birth at home. 

Homebirth at the Hospital
A look at how doulas can help women have natural, home-like childbirth experiences in hospitals.

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• Share Your Birth Story 

• Healing Birth Trauma

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• Pregnancy and Birth Product Reviews

• For Birth Professionals

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A collection of homebirth videos--including "At Home in Maine" from Nicolle Littrell of Woman in the Moon Films, and the "The Nature of Natural Birth" a winner of the Virginia Birth Matters video contest. 

Homebirth Stories

 

Blogs

Third Time's the Charm
For one mom it took to birth number three to finally choose homebirth.

Peggy O'Mara
Mothering founder blogs about midwifery, pregnancy and birth and so much more. 
The Birth of Kai
We went for a long walk and in a little over two hours Kai James Lim was born in our living room. 
  All Things Mothering
Enjoy posts on Pregnancy and Birth and Midwifery from Mothering's comunity blog. 

Our Home is a Shrine to the Birth of our Child
This birth story provides a father's perspective on homebirth. 

  Mothering Outside the Lines
Past contributing editor Jennifer Margulis shares her unassisted birth story.

 

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