Birthing Types

VBAC: Vaginal Birth after Cesarean

If you have experienced a cesarean delivery, you are not alone. In November 2005, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the national cesarean birth rate was the highest…

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Water Birth

Water birth is the process of giving birth in a tub of warm water. Some women choose to labor in the water and get out for delivery. Other women decide…

Home Birth

For centuries giving birth at home was the norm. By the 1900′s increasing numbers of women started having their babies at hospitals. As our understanding of anatomy, modern medicine, the…

Assisted Delivery

Near the end of the pushing stage, it might become apparent that mother and baby need a little extra help in the delivery. After ensuring that the anesthesia is working,…