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I've wanted someone as influential as Oprah to tackle this topic for years. I guess she finally listened. A fairly good article on the politics of birthing on Oprah's website.<br><div style="margin:20px;margin-top:5px;">
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<table border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" width="99%"><tr><td class="alt2" style="border:1px inset;">With Caesarean section surgeries occurring in nearly one in three pregnancies and traditional hospital births by obstetricians costing an average of $8,000 to $10,000, some pregnant women are exploring other options. And the future of childbirth in America might start looking more like the past.</td>
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<a href="http://www.oprah.com/relationships/Midwives-Doulas-and-Alternative-Birth-Options" target="_blank">http://www.oprah.com/relationships/M...-Birth-Options</a><br>
(A side note, Doulas have not been around for thousands of years, but still.)
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<table border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" width="99%"><tr><td class="alt2" style="border:1px inset;">With Caesarean section surgeries occurring in nearly one in three pregnancies and traditional hospital births by obstetricians costing an average of $8,000 to $10,000, some pregnant women are exploring other options. And the future of childbirth in America might start looking more like the past.</td>
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<a href="http://www.oprah.com/relationships/Midwives-Doulas-and-Alternative-Birth-Options" target="_blank">http://www.oprah.com/relationships/M...-Birth-Options</a><br>
(A side note, Doulas have not been around for thousands of years, but still.)