Posts Tagged ‘birth choices’

• Childbirth – is it time to live and let live?

  Date: 2011.01.25 | Category: Birth | Response: 6

  Childbirth is, undoubtedly, an extremely political topic. The political questions surrounding something as individual as giving birth to a new life are quite possibly the reason birth is something many people – myself included – never get bored with the topic. But unfortunately, discussing birth choices is rarely any either than discussing topics that are apparently no more controversial than how you bring your baby into the world, including for example the war in Iraq, tax policies, or immigration. Should not birth choices, unlike the subjects mentioned above, ultimately be personal choices?

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• Wondering where to give birth? Part 2 – birth center

  Date: 2010.08.17 | Category: Birth | Response: 0

  Birth centers are sometimes described as a compromise between a hospital birth and a homebirth. Some people might say that birth centers can offer the best of both worlds. Just what does that mean? How does a birth center differ from a hospital, and what makes it similar to a homebirth? Read the rest of this entry »

• Benefits of a water birth

  Date: 2010.08.12 | Category: Birth | Response: 3

  Water birth, giving birth immersed in water, is an increasingly popular choice. Water birth is a common choice for homebirths, but many free-standing birth centers and some hospitals also offer  mothers the possibility of giving with in a birthing pool. Some women like to labor in a birth tub, only to get out for the actual birth, while others stay in the water until the very end. What makes a water birth such an appealing option to more and more women? And what are the benefits of giving birth in water? Read the rest of this entry »