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1. Home Birth Preparation There is plenty of information out there about getting YOU ready for a homebirth, but what about your surroundings? This Lens is all about getting your house set for the changes that occur during and after a homebirth. Most of it isn't a huge product...
2. Child Birth Videos     This LENS provides access to free childbirth videos clips. One interesting aspect of videos of women in childbirth is that most mothers have never actually SEEN a baby being born? Isn't that amazing?     Take a l...
3. VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Caesarean) and Pre-eclampsia Hi,everyone! I delivered my first baby daughter in August 2008 by emergency caesarean section due to severe pre-eclampsia onset during labour. It was the most traumatic experience I'd ever had. 5 months later I found myself pregnant again and this t...
4. WATERBIRTH Today's mothers have a variety of choices on how and where to birth their babies. In this lens I would like to share with you the wonderful benefits that a water birth offers. You will find here water birth stories, videos of women giving birth in wate...
5. Water Birth in Europe In an attempt to lower infant mortality rates, the World Health Organisation published in the 60s guidelines to all government asking them to promote birth in hospital. What followed was one of the most successful government marketing programs where...
6. San Diego Midwife Talks About VBAC I'm Barbara E. Herrera, LM, CPM and have been in the birth arena for 25 years and have assisted at about 900 births. I am Ama Mama Midwifery and attend births in San Diego and Riverside Counties, California. I have extensive experience with VBACs and...
7. Home Birth vs. Hospital Birth Although many assume that giving birth in a hospital setting is the safest environment for both mother and baby, there is very little evidence to support that assumption. A brief look back through history can bear testimony to the lack of the modern...
8. Natural Birth Fanatic For those of us who understand natural birth, this lens might seem redundant. You might want to send your confused friends and family over this way to answer the plethora of questions about why you are crazy enough to be wanting a birth without medic...
9. San Diego Midwife Looking for a San Diego midwife? I'll tell you great ways to pick through the similarities and find the perfect midwife for you and your family.
10. Pregnancy and Childbirth If you are pregnant for the first time, or you are an experienced mother-to-be, any extra help during pregnancy can be welcome. It is well known that pregnancy can be one of the most delightful stages of life for a woman. Yet there is no escaping th...
11. Homebirth Welcome to my page dedicated to home birth.  I am a home birth midwife who has been involved in the field since 2000.  Hopefully this page can help answer questions you may have regarding home birth and it's safety.  If you have any qu...
12. Ask This San Diego Midwife Your Questions Colors? As many as I can wear. Opinions? I have plenty of loud ones! Being there for my San Diego clients? In every way I possibly can.  I'm Barbara E. Herrera, Licensed and Certified Professional Midwife and I own A...
13. Organic Birth Organic birth happens when a woman is not interrupted during her labor. Her hormones are able to flow as nature intended, preparing her and her baby for their new life after the birth. Most of the routine things done to women in labor interrupt this...
14. Homebirth. I did it, and you can too! I put this together to empower you and show you that you can have a homebirth too! I will list ways I prepared and empowered myself, convinced family that my choice was not insane, and came through my homebirth wanting another!
15. San Diego Homebirth Midwife Talks About How to Become a Midwife There are many types of midwives and many routes to becoming one. It can be so confusing and, as a San Diego midwife, I am often asked where to begin.  Here, in this midwifery lens, I hope to answer these questions for those that are interested i...
16. How To Plan My Homebirth? Just as you would prepare your suitcase carefully for a hospital delivery, planning for a homebirth requires some special preparation, the first of which is mentally preparing both you and your partner for the event. Although giving birth is a natura...
17. Preparing Yourself For Home Birth You have made the choice to have a natural childbirth experience by birthing at home. You undoubtedly have many questions and fears, and may think you are not strong enough or do not have the ability to give birth outside of the hospital. It is only...