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1. How to Become a Midwife "The decision to become a midwife is one of the most important you will ever make, right up there with getting married or having a baby. Be careful how and what you learn. You must learn to guard your heart and mind. Birth is about women and the...
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. Just Say No to C-sections I'm deeply concerned about the rise in C-section rates and also about the growing tendency of women to choose Cesarean birth when there is no medical need for it.
4. Home Births - Labor At Home! Do you love reading birth stories? Most moms do... especially pregnant moms. This is why pregnancy television shows are so popular. Everyone loves a good birth story. Birth is the start of new life and nothing could be more special than that. Birth i...
5. 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...
6. 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...
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. 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...
9. 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...
10. 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...
11. Cyclebeads Help You Plan or Prevent Pregnancy Naturally After searching for natural alternatives to birth control there is finally a fabulous way to plan or prevent your pregnancy naturally that I would like to share with women and their partners.  CycleBeads are an easy way to use a natural family p...
12. Pregnancy                       Click here to read about The Pregnant Keychain!  This is one gift that won't be duplicated. ;) 
13. Risks in birth Childbirth, especially the first time around, is always full of emotions. Fear, excitement, doubt, joy and more. Many women are unaware of the sheer volume of decisions that they will have to make during this relatively short period of time. The purp...
14. Midwifery Today Learn more about safe and gentle birth! Visit the Midwifery Today web site for information on pregnancy, birth, homebirth, natural birth, midwifery, breastfeeding, and herbs. You'll find articles from Midwifery Today, The Birthkit, and the MT E-News...
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. MIDWIVES AND ALL WOMEN UNDER ATTACK IN MISSOURI Missouri Medical Association (MSMA):  The Bullies on the Block by Yvonne Lapp Cryns  The recent passage of the Missouri Bill 818 that made it lawful for Certified Professional Midwives to practice also gave Missouri women the right to legall...
17. How to Become a Doula A Doula is "a woman experienced in childbirth who provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to the mother before, during and just after childbirth." (Klaus, Kennell and Klaus, Mothering the Mother) Studies have show...
18. 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.
19. 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!
20. Birth Stories A collection of birth stories that I've come across on the web. The focus will mainly be on natural births as that is my main interest for my own pregnancy.