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Nova Scotia has cancelled all home births—could it happen in other provinces?
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Nova Scotia has cancelled all home births—could it happen in other provinces?

The choice to have a home birth in Canada has been thrown into question this week after the Nova Scotia government suspended midwifery-led home births.

Claire Sibonney

6 minutes
Why do North American women give birth in bed?
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Why do North American women give birth in bed?

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

Neel Shah

6 minutes
A new study says injuries from forceps deliveries are on the rise
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A new study says injuries from forceps deliveries are on the rise

As healthcare providers try to limit C-sections, operative vaginal births are becoming more common. But with forceps comes the risk of injury for moms.

Jill Buchner

3 minutes
The worst place on earth to give birth
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The worst place on earth to give birth

Only five Canadian babies out of a thousand will die before their first birthday—in Tanzania, the same number is 51.

Leah McLaren

8 minutes
Want a smoother delivery? Try this labour position
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Want a smoother delivery? Try this labour position

For first-time mothers on a low-dose epidural, lying down during labour results in less need for intervention, study shows.

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