Crunchy Domestic Goddess just published this post entitled “Planning for a Homebirth” on API Speaks, the new Attachment Parenting International blog. Amy, a.k.a. Crunchy Domestic Goddess, describes the midwifery model of care when labor and birth happen at home. It is an explanation for families considering a midwife or home birth for their next birth experience. Right now I find myself somewhere in between. With Annabelle, I had planned for an intervention-free, natural birth with the care of a midwife in a hospital. There are many reasons why my ideal birth didn’t happen, and I am beginning to wonder whether the hospital setting may have had something to do with that.
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We just watched a really interesting documentary on this last weekend. It was made by Ricki Lake (of all people) after she began questioning her hospital experience with her first child. The Business of Being Born is definitely biased towards the midwife model of care, but perhaps for good reason. It can be streamed over the internet by Netflix subscribers.
http://www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com/
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