Cesarean Surgery
The cesarean rate in the U.S. reached a peak of 25% in the 1980′s and is still at an epidemic level of 24%. That is triple the rate fr[...]
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Birthing Professionals
Waterbirth Basics – Research & References (part 3)
Current Research, Facts, Tips and References
By Barbara Harper, Founder and President of Waterbirth International and Global Maternal-Child Heal[...]
Waterbirth Basics – Water Birth in Hospitals (part 2)
Waterbirth
By Barbara Harper, Founder and President of Waterbirth International and Global Maternal-Child Health (www.waterbirth.org)
Waterbirth[...]
Waterbirth Basics – Safety & the Baby (part 1)
From Newborn Breathing to Hospital Protocols
By Barbara Harper, Founder and President of Waterbirth International and Global Maternal-Child Heal[...]
The Big Picture
Our routine practices make the American way of birth and mother-baby care the most expensive in the world. Yet they are based on fundamental m[...]
Changes in Hospitals
Meaningful or just window dressing?
For a brief period in the late 1970′s, rigid hospital policies across the United States started to bre[...]
The American Way of Birth (which is being exported to the world)
Each year nearly 4 million babies are born in America. Fewer than 5% of these births occur naturally. The term “natural” has bec[...]