Birthing Basics Stories One of the best ways to help you figure out what kind of birth you want is to read a lot of birth stories as told by the women giving birth. This exploration of what birth is all about can help you visualize what you want for the birth of your child, open your eyes to options in birthing, and alert you to the dangers of certain birth practices. There is nothing lke reading a traumatic account of a c-section to get you working towards preventing yourself from having one. And, on the other hand, there is nothing like discovering the power of our birthing bodies while reading about a joyous unassisted birth.

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My Birth Stories Alexandra May My oldest daughter was born in a unmedicated hospital birth. Pretty good birth for the hospital and my first time. Emma Claire This time around, we chose to have our baby in a midwife-attended home water birth. Birth Stories on the Web Bornfree Stories These stories are on the website owned by Laura Shanley, author of Unassisted Childbirth. Please go read these stories, you NEED to hear these, trust me! Parentsplace This page has a wide range of stories all catagorized by type. It usually gets new stories on a regular basis, so you can check back often to see the latest. If you love all types of births and just can't get enough, this is the site for you! Childbirth.org Again, good page full of births arranged by type. You can even specify how they are broken down. Birth Diaries A really cool site made up of birth stories told in pictures. It ranges from modest to very graphic, so you can pick your comfort level.

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