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Out-Of-Hospital-Births on the Rise: Data Shows Fewer Health Risks "According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 1 percent of deliveries in New York in 2012 were out-of-hospital births, up from just 0.75 percent in 2004.	Who Should Be My Pregnancy Care Provider and Most Important Decisions "Lamaze International understands how critical choosing a health care provider is to families who desire a safe and healthy birth.
Overcoming the Breastfeeding Barriers Black Women Face "Black women are less likely to breastfeed their children than white women (although the gap may be narrowing). They often have an extra layer of the “booby traps” that make breastfeeding inconvenient, difficult, or impossible.	One-Quarter Of Mothers Return To Work Less Than 2 Weeks After Giving Birth "While high-end firms that employ the most well-educated and well-paid U.S.
Study finds home births save money and are safe "Planned home births attended by regulated midwives save our healthcare system money," said Patricia Janssen. "We're trying to produce the kind of data that will inform decision-making both at the policy level and at the individual level.	New Study Finds Epidurals and Other Birth Interventions Increase Risk of Postpartum Depression and Decrease Exclusive Breastfeed "A new article published in ... read more
I didn't want to meet my son I saw my son for the first time via digital photo. My husband held the camera in front of me and I felt nothing. Worse than that, I felt nothing that I felt nothing. He didn’t look familiar; my first thought was that he wasn’t mine.	Why I write birth stories Trust the process. Today, I counsel doula clients with these words. As I hold the hands of women in labor, watch them open to the challenge and wonder of birth, and offer loving encouragement – my heart is full.
All of this...is motherhood Before my son arrived, I didn’t really understand or even think about what becoming a mother would mean.	Attachment Parenting doesn't make me a perfect parent Attachment Parenting makes me an involved parent, a loving parent, and well... an attached parent, but certainly not a perfect one.

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