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Giving birth is one of the most miraculous and painful experiences a person can go through. Over time, though different traditions have developed different methods and practices to lessen the risk and pain of childbirth, some feel that Western medicine has reduced a soulful experience to a medical procedure. Many people prefer to give birth “naturally”: without routine medical interventions such as anesthesia or surgery. Of course, such decisions should be made in consultation with healthcare professionals, and sometimes medical interventions become necessary to save mother and/or child if complications arise during the process of labor and delivery. Whatever choice for delivery a pregnant person makes, the process of childbirth is no less significant or meaningful.

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What You Need to Know About Natural Birth

Whether you decide to give birth at home in your bathtub or schedule a C-section, all forms of birth are natural. You’re a superhero regardless of how that baby comes out of your body.

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12 Women Share What It's Like to Have a Natural Birth

Delivering without the help of any pain medication is like a badge of honor for some moms. Any woman who has been through drug-free labor knows that it's no easy feat and takes serious commitment.

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Welcome to Nyt Parenting. Here’s Why We Won’t Say ‘Natural Birth.’

It’s imprecise and can make families whose births are deemed not “natural” feel shame.

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13 Tips for Having a Successful Non-Medicated, Low-Intervention 'Natural' Birth

Birthing your child without drugs isn't easy, but it’s usually possible. Follow these guidelines to create a “natural birth” plan with minimal interventions.

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Aviva Romm on the Impact of Midwifery Care on Lifelong Health

We took this opportunity to talk with [Dr. Aviva Romm] about why she thinks midwifery care can improve lifelong health, the impact of interprofessional tensions between maternity health providers, and critical opportunities for midwives to seize now.

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Why Natural Childbirth?

A reader asks for help in answering the question “Why natural childbirth?” Understanding the simple story of normal, natural birth, what helps and what sabotages nature's plan for birth, and the appropriate use of interventions are discussed and form the foundation for coming to the conclusion...

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Natural Childbirth in a Hospital

Sharon Maehl tells how she gave birth in a hospital and chose to utilize only natural methods of childbirth.

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Natural Childbirth: A Global Perspective

Fresh out of ob-gyn residency in Brooklyn’s Kings County Hospital, one of the busiest county hospitals in the US, I came close to being fired from my first academic posting for facilitating a tub birth in the Allen Pavilion of Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center.

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These Herbs Can Help You Get Through Labor

Most of us have heard our fair share of horror stories about long labors and challenging births, long before we've even become pregnant ourselves. Naturally, we want to do our best to prepare our bodies ahead of time to have the healthiest and easiest labor possible.

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Mindfulness-Based Childbirth Classes May Ease Pain, Depression

When birthing classes include mindfulness-based education instead of focusing only on the biology of having a baby, women may have an easier time coping with labor pain and a lower risk of postpartum depression, a small experiment suggests.

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