Birthing in the water, a global tradition, is considered be the gentlest of gentle births. More and more women are discovering how wonderful a pool of warm water can be during labor and birth. The many advantages of water include comfort, pain relief, fetal buoyancy and freedom of movement. Water helps the woman surrender to [...]
In most cultures throughout history, women have given birth at home. The majority of women worldwide continue to birth their babies in non-hospital settings today. In many cultures birth is viewed as an integral part of family life. Today in the United States advances in science and technology account for many positive changes in [...]
InEurope, midwives assist at more than 70% of normal vaginal births. Though midwives assisted at only 8% of American babies in 2006, that percentage has been slowly increasing. But most Americans aren’t sure what midwives do, how they’re trained, or if they’re even available. The word “midwife” comes from Old English and means “with woman.” [...]
As an expectant woman in the Greater Cincinnati area, you have the option of giving birth in a hospital, a birth center, or in your home. Just as you wouldn’t buy a car without test-driving it, or buy a house without inspecting it, neither should you plan on giving birth at a location you haven’t [...]
Interviewing a doctor or a midwife to help you when you give birth is one of the most important interviews that you will ever have. During this relatively brief period of time you need to have a lot of questions answered and yet have a sense of your ability to trust this person in important [...]