Freebirth

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Jun
2007

Giving Birth Is Expensive!!

I can see why more people are opting for ‘freebirths’ in the U.S. Who the heck can afford the cost?

At the turn of the 20th century, having a baby was dangerous, but not all that expensive: Women simply hired a midwife for a couple of dollars and prayed they wouldn’t die on the [...]

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Jun
2007

Obstetricians Warn That Unassisted Home Births Are NOT Safe

Canadian obstetricians are worried about a growing trend of parents who are opting to have unassisted homebirths or ‘freebirths’.

Proponents argue a freebirth is more relaxed and pleasurable, and a mother’s own intuition trumps hospitals, drugs and medical experts. Opponents argue it is dangerous.
Information about how to give birth alone has proliferated in books like Primal [...]

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