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Planning for a homebirth!

Happy Homestead @destry (2567) • Kirkwall, Scotland 27 Jul 18

9 weeks until we give birth to our first child! Very excited and we really can't wait! We have opted for a homebirth as we don't want to have to leave our home on our small island for about a month and go into a city!...

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Another newborn baby!

Lee Ka @kaka135 (14994) • Malaysia 26 Nov 16

A baby girl in my neighborhood was born at home on 23 November. I just got to know, another neighbor gave birth on the same day. What a coincidence! Both of them had home birth. We always talked about it when we were at the...

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Welcoming a newborn baby

Lee Ka @kaka135 (14994) • Malaysia 24 Nov 16

I am really excited to know that my neighbor has given birth to her newborn baby girl last night, AT HOME! We even chatted in the playground the night before, and she sent me a message telling me that her home birth...

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Home birth Vs Hospital births~~~~ whats your stand.....

kwenge @kwenge (2487) • Kenya 11 Sep 08

Just kinda wondering where you all stand on this topic...Do you beleive that Homebirths are safe? Safe as a hospital birth? Do you think that hospital births are not safe? What are your feelings on this.......

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home birth!

nurhoney @nurhoney (1123) • Philippines 2 May 07

I know there are many type of how or places people want to give birth...the common is at the hospital...some are at home...some do other rituals like the water birth. I was suppose to give birth at the hospital but when I was on...

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What sort of birth are you planning?

maximax8 @maximax8 (31042) • United Kingdom 11 Apr 07

I am planning a home birth with a water pool. What sort of birth are you intending to have and why?

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Do you think a home or hospital birth is best and why?

maximax8 @maximax8 (31042) • United Kingdom 11 Apr 07

I am planning a home birth but many peope I know say a hospital bith is safer. What do you think?

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Anyone had a home birth?

GuateMom @GuateMom (1411) • Canada 14 Feb 07

My firstborn was born in a public hospital. It was an induced labor and I had pre-eclampsia, so I had to have a catheter. I wasn´t allowed to move during the entire 8 hours and it was truly a horrible experience. Since I live in...

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Home Birth Bashers

birthlady @birthlady (5609) • United States 21 Jan 07

My goodness, I posted a discussion about the benefits of home birth, and with the responses I've received, you'd think I'm from Neptune. I have had responses saying home birth is unsafe. Home birth is dangerous. Home birth is...

advantages of home birth

high risk pregnancy

home birth bashers

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Childbirth: Home or Hospital Delivery?

coffeechat @coffeechat (1961) • New Zealand 17 Jan 07

I have two children and pregnant with our third. With our two older boys, we were residing in the Philippines then and the option of home birth was definitely out. I mean, nobody who I know even mentioned home birth, even more so...

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Have you ever had a home birth?

tiffanymichelle @tiffanymichelle (52) • United States 27 Nov 06

Have you had a home birth?

natural home birthing

Would you ever consider giving birth without drugs? Or at home?

crunchymama @crunchymama (158) • United States 8 Oct 06

Would you ever consider giving birth without drugs? Or at home?

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