http://doularama.com a weblog on doulaing, mothering & other adventures by DoulaRina Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:19:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://doularama.com/2009/12/unassisted-births-on-the-rise/ http://doularama.com/2009/12/unassisted-births-on-the-rise/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:45:32 +0000 doularama http://doularama.com/?p=289 I find lately that many people are unaware that there are women who choose to give birth at home with no medical professional present.  Unassisted (UC) births are becoming more and more popular, but are still quite unknown.  I am not an advocate of UC births nor do I condemn them.  I just feel that it is important for women to know their options.  The biggest problem I have with our birth culture is that so many of us just don’t know so much.  We go along with what everyone else does and don’t even know what else is available.  So here’s a basic story for you to get some information from msnbc.   Knowing that it’s an option is just the beginning, though.  Just like all the others, it should be well-researched in advance. ]]> http://doularama.com/2009/12/unassisted-births-on-the-rise/feed/ 0