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Home birth with midwife safe as hospital
Last Updated: Monday, August 31, 2009 | 5:24 PM ET
Giving birth at home with a registered midwife can be as safe as a hospital birth for the infant and the mom, according to a Canadian study released Monday.
Midwives provide round-the-clock care for women during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum in hospitals, birthing centres and at the [...]
Midwife home birth as safe as hospital, says study
Louise Hall April 17, 2009 , The Sydney Morning Herald
HOME birth assisted by a trained midwife is just as safe for low-risk mothers and their babies as a delivery led by a midwife in hospital, a study of more than half a million women has found.
Midwives and other home-birth advocates have seized on the research, [...]
First hands – Midwifery in BC
Ten years after becoming a legal profession and gaining cautious acceptance from doctors, midwives still face myths and misconceptions about their work
Barbara Murray, Special to Vancouver Courier
Published: Friday, January 16, 2009
Reverence. A single word to describe the moment of birth. And for Nicole Séguin, it’s the reason she became a midwife. “To be the first hands [...]
Epidural or not? Both Sides Now
Both Sides Now
Epidural or not? Women share their stories
Laura Bickle | Today’sParent.com
Omigod, I don’t know if I can do this. There was a point in each of my labours where this thought ran through my mind. With my first child, Paige, this thought occurred 15 hours after being induced, 10 hours after getting an epidural [...]
Off-duty firefighters help with roadside birth
Alex Taylor delivered her newborn on her car’s front seat at the side of a road during Monday’s morning rush hour. Hours later, as she held her baby daughter close in the safety of a room at Royal Columbian Hospital, she had this advice to men: “When your wife says she’s in labour, just believe her.”…
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