Pregnancy and Birth
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- Preparing for a C-Section
- Personal story, information, FAQ and links prepared by an emergency room RN.
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- NPR : C-Section Births Gaining Popularity
- Record numbers of American mothers are opting to give birth through C-section, even when there is no clear medical need. The National Institutes of Health held a conference to determine the risks and benefits of a pre-planned Caesarean. [4:25 streaming audio broadcast] (March 30, 2006)
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- Considering a Home Birth
- This pregnancyinfo.net article gives a brief overview of considerations, including emergencies and preparation.
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- Home Birth Reference Page
- Contains summaries of research, references, links, and recommended books.
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- Planned Home Birth
- This BabyCenter article covers multiple topics on home birth including safety, cost, and finding an attendant.
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- UnassistedHomebirth.com
- Has a top 10 list of reasons to birth at home. Also has information on unassisted miscarriage and contains book reviews and book ordering information.
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- Safety Of Home Birth (McMaster Study)
- Article by Stephanie Brunner in Medical News Today, summarizing the research. (September 23, 2009)
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- The influence of birth experience on postpartum depression: a follow-up study
- This is a follow-up study published on the MWSU NURC (Missouri Western State University National Undergraduate Research Clearinghouse) website of the incidence and severity of postpartum depression comparing home birth and hospital deliveries. (December 05, 1999)
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- The effect of birth experience on postpartum depression
- This is a study on postpartum depression published on the MWSU NURC (Missouri Western State University National Undergraduate Research Clearinghouse) comparing the outcomes of women who have had home births to women who have had hospital deliveries. (December 03, 1998)
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- Baby Center: Episiotomy
- The how and why, including commonly asked questions and their answers. Includes user submitted comments on personal experiences with the procedure.
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- Benefits and Risks of Episiotomy
- Text of the manuscript subtitled "A Review of the English-Language Literature Since 1980" by R.J. Woolley which summarize the findings of studies on the subject.
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- Episiotomy: Ritual Genital Mutilation in Western Obstetrics
- An article denouncing the practice of routinely cutting the perineum during hospital deliveries in the United States with abstracts for related studies.
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- Perineal Protection - Avoiding Tears and Episiotomy
- Suggestions for avoiding the procedure from midwives, including the use of perineal massage and birth stools.
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- NPR : Study Questions Value of Episiotomies
- A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds no benefit from episiotomies. Melissa Block talks with Dr. Katherine E. Hartmann, who is lead author of the study. [3:53 streaming audio broadcast] (May 04, 2005)
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- Uterine Rupture
- A personal story of an attempted vaginal birth after cesarean that resulted in Uterine Rupture.