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Who's Catching Your Baby?

Anna Clark on July 22, 2008 - 8:00am
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Recent opposition from the American Medical Association and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists frustrates efforts of midwifery advocates to ensure safe and available home births for pregnant women who want them.

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The Myth of the Elective C-Section

Miriam Pérez on July 7, 2008 - 8:00am
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When the media covers the rising rate of c-section, it’s often ready to lay the blame at the feet of a woman we’re come to know well over the last few years -- the busy career mom scheduling her delivery between important business deals. But while some moms may be requesting surgical birth, research shows that has little to do with the overall increase in c-section rates nationwide.

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