Giving birth becomes political battleground
With such strong viewpoints on both sides of the aisle on how babies ought to be born, birth in the United States — and Boston — is highly political.
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“Natural” childbirth defies a single definition
For most women, pregnancy and birth are natural, normal, healthy processes. Today, this idea is embraced by advocates of more natural birth, in midwifery, the medical community, and by expectant mothers.