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Wednesday, May 16, 2007 12:00 AM

Extreme childbirth

Doula, schmoula: adherents of "freebirthing" go it totally solo.

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  • Wednesday, May 16, 2007 12:52 PM

    Um, no thanks.

    "One child, born premature in her bathtub, did not survive."

    I think that says it all.

    Free-birthing is an over-reaction to the notion that childbirth is some sort of disease. Both are wrong and dangerous.

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