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The idea of natural childbirth is starting to gain popularity as many women begin to wonder if there is way to give birth that takes them back to methods that were in use before hospitals and modernity became involved.The idea of natural childbirth is starting to gain popularity as many women begin to... more
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Pregnant with her first child, Julie Speier prepared to deliver with the help of a midwife at a New York City birthing center. But in June -- three weeks before the due date and 600 miles from home -- her water broke.
Speier gave birth at a Cincinnati hospital, where she and her fiance tried desperately to keep the birth natural -- a vaginal delivery without pain medication.
"I believe in the power of nature and that creation is next to perfect," said Speier, a 34-year-old yoga teacher. "I knew what I wanted and I had the confidence."
But as labor pains increased and Speier asked about breathing techniques, the doctor replied, "How do I know? I've only ever done two (natural childbirths)."
Today, natural childbirth is a medical anomaly in the United States, so much so that doctors are often thrown off guard by a determined woman like Speier.
A small but growing number of women who seek to avoid aggressive medical techniques like induced labor, epidural blocks and Caesarean sections find they are a lone voice among their friends and doctors.
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I'm currently editing a pod on midwifery, does anyone have any birth stories to share? Pregnant with her first child, Julie Speier prepared to deliver with the help of... more
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