This OB/GYN attended thousands of deliveries before he began to wonder why so many North Americans tended to give birth in bed.

Why don’t North American women give birth standing up?

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What do funding cuts to the College of Midwives of Ontario mean for women who may want to deliver their babies with a midwife?

Dear Doug Ford, this is why midwives matter

Labour and delivery

Double beds and deep tubs, but no epidurals. Birth centres are the cozy midpoint between home and hospital for midwife-assisted low-risk deliveries. Expectant mothers are choosing them for many reasons, including the focus on comfort and community, and the ability to allow birth to happen with minimal medical intervention. So why aren’t there more of them?

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I had an emergency C-Section and I loved it

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Why do North American women give birth in bed?

Dear Doug Ford, this is why midwives matter

What is a birth centre?