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Avoid chit chatting during labor contractions. This is highly annoying to a laboring woman. Use a tennis ball or other massage balls or rollers to massage her back. Listen to her guidance. She may just want counter pressure applied to the lower back during hard labor contractions. Do not forget that in addition to food … Read more

You might be wondering is giving birth at home right for you? I remember thinking that home birth was what people did before modern technology and hospitals? Giving birth at home was something back in the Little House on the Prairie days? Wow, was I sorely wrong! Home birth has been rapidly gaining popularity. And … Read more

There was a time when the husband’s role in labor and childbirth was delegated to the back hospital waiting room. The scene was one of an anxious father pacing the floor with a cigar in his mouth. He was out of the loop. He was clueless and powerless. His wife was left to labor and … Read more

How to Induce Labor at Home or Hospital As you’re going towards the end of your pregnancy, you may want to find out how to induce labor, just in case you’re overdue. Basically, if you are okay to be induced at the hospital, then you will face medicalized labor induction methods, whereas if you use … Read more

I am always asked by other woman if I can recommend a good home birth midwife to them. I have been blessed with very good midwives. I am so grateful for the home birth midwives that have attended my 8 births. My midwives have been some of most influential women in my life and I … Read more

Natural Birth At Hospital – Is It Possible ? How ? Some women have asked me whether it is possible to have natural birth at hospital. These women know the risk of having birth at hospital in terms of having a natural birth. But they want to have a natural childbirth there because of a … Read more

How much does a homebirth cost ? How much does a midwife cost ? Can I afford it ? Will the insurance cover it ? Those are the questions which often pop into a woman’s mind the minute she decides to have a homebirth. Homebirth is considerably less expensive than having birth at the birthing … Read more

Home Birth Supplies and Kit ~ Things You Need for Homebirth One of the thing which comes to mind when planning for a homebirth is home birth supplies. Yes, if you choose to give birth at home, you are responsible for your own child birth supply. But don’t worry, they are easy to get and … Read more

Home Birth Risk Factors — Things Which Can Make You Transfer To Hospital Although homebirth is safe, there are always home birth risk factors which can make you transfer to hospital. To begin with, there are certain conditions which can make certain pregnancies being categorized as high risk. In this kind of situation, you should … Read more

Are you a pregnant mom aiming for a natural birth and is curious about home birth ? Then you are at the right website. Home Birth Guide is a website which I put together to share my passion on homebirth and natural birth. You see, there’s a lot of misconception about natural birth in general … Read more