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Think you can’t afford a homebirth? You’d be surprised at how much a hospital birth can actually cost!
Routine IV use isn’t evidence based. Learn the risks via Intravenous IV Therapy During Labor and Birth – The Birthing Site.
This has tons of good information and stats about Group B Strep. The war on group B strep.
Or even better, choose homebirth!! Advice to pregnant women: choose your hospital carefully.
Here are the current rates for the San Jose area:
Kaiser San Jose: 24.2%
San Jose Regional: 25.3%
El Camino Los Gatos: 26.2
Santa Clara Valley Med: 27.3%
St. Louise: 27.4%
Kaiser Santa Clara: 28.1%
Lucille Packard: 29.1%
O’Connor: 29.3%
El Camino Mt View: 30.5%
Good Samaritan: 41.8%
Are you thinking about VBAC? Here is some great advice: Tips from a VBAC mom | A Warrior Mom.
Benefits of all that vernix – it’s there for a reason!
Jana Studelska, LM, CPM on the subject of pushing – The Push is Powerful Stuff – Mothering Community.
Gloria Lemay talks about Inductions for Low Amniotic Fluid.
Washington state has seen dramatic progress in a statewide effort to convince doctors, hospitals and pregnant women that scheduling deliveries even a few weeks early can heighten risks for newborns.
Lotus Midwifery • Rowen Holland, LM, CPM 
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