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Home Birth

A planned birth at home attended by a trained midwife, generally for healthy, low-risk pregnancies.

Also called: planned home birth

Who Can Help with Home Birth?

• Midwives

  A trained provider who cares for women during pregnancy, birth and after delivery. Certified nurse midwives also provide gynecology care.

• Doulas

  A trained support person who provides emotional and physical comfort during pregnancy, labor and the weeks after birth.

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Where Practices List Home Birth

Cities where practice websites say they offer it.

• Bozeman, MT (11)
• Ventura, CA (10)
• Wenatchee, WA (10)
• Durham, NC (9)
• Brooklyn, NY (5)

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• Birth Control
• Birth Planning
• Breastfeeding Support
• Childbirth Education
• C-Section
• Gestational Diabetes
• IUD Insertion
• Labor and Delivery
• Labor Pain Relief
• Labor Support
• Mastitis
• Menopause
• Miscarriage
• Natural Childbirth
• Newborn Care
• Pap Smear