Why are more women birthing at home?

BY Ricki Lake

Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the surprising news that home birth rates jumped 29% between 2004-2009. For non-Hispanic white women, home births increased a dramatic 36%.

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Mothers Deserve Options

By Ricki Lake

I made my 2008 documentary The Business of Being Born to educate women about choices in childbirth, and raise questions about maternity care in the U.S. For example, why were C-section rates skyrocketing? Why were options such as birth centers and home birth disappearing? And why does a country supposedly committed to health care reform seem opposed to safe, cost-effective options that include midwifery and well-woman care?

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More Business of Being Born

So exciting!!!

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Great Birth Story Link

If you are like me, reading good birth stories is a part of labor preparation. Ricki Lake has put together a wonderful listing of birth stories. If you have not seen her documentary - it is wonderful! It is very informative and shows both the importance and safety of home birth, but also the necessity and importance of good hospital care as well. Here is her link for birth stories: http://www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com/blog/category/birth-stories/

Here is the trailer for The Business of Being Born: