Pregnant or Soon to Be

The nation of Holland consistently has among the finest statistics for mother and baby health in the world. Holland is a model for us to follo[...]

What are We Paying For in Birth? Whether birth is covered under an insurance plan, or whether a woman or couple are paying “out-of-pocket&[...]

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[...]

Current Research, Facts, Tips and References By Barbara Harper, Founder and President of Waterbirth International and Global Maternal-Child Heal[...]

Waterbirth By Barbara Harper, Founder and President of Waterbirth International and Global Maternal-Child Health (www.waterbirth.org) Waterbirth[...]

From Newborn Breathing to Hospital Protocols By Barbara Harper, Founder and President of Waterbirth International and Global Maternal-Child Heal[...]

A mother’s milk is specifically designed to meet the changing needs of her own baby as it grows. The makeup of her milk changes from day[...]

Epidurals, a most recent variation on the theme of spinal anesthesia, are today considered “the Cadillac” of all pain relief in birt[...]

Meaningful or just window dressing? For a brief period in the late 1970′s, rigid hospital policies across the United States started to bre[...]

Each year nearly 4 million babies are born in America. Fewer than 5% of these births occur naturally. The term “natural” has bec[...]