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NPR: Home Births Rise, Mostly By Choice

Posted by on Mar 4, 2010 in health, Media, Reaction | 0 comments

Home Births Rise, Mostly By Choice – Shots – Health News Blog : NPR.

Children were born at home for thousands of years before modern obstetrics so a return to this makes sense to me. While I personally would not consider homebirth for myself — I labored for 24+ hours at home, without pain relief and by the time I got to the hospital, I was literally crying for some relief at 5cm. I <3′ed my epidural, yes I did. — I would gladly defend any other woman’s right to do so.

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