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"If I can do it, so can you." I know from my own birth experiences that a woman's body was designed to give birth spontan- eously, vaginally, naturally. I have never felt more powerful as I did after the natural birth of my first daughter Mae. more about Amy

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fact

12% of mothers were permitted to eat during labor

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"the parallels between making love and giving birth are clear, not only in terms of passion and love, but also because we need essentially the same conditions for both experiences: privacy and safety."

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birth facts

In the united states…

29.7% of women have cesareans

44% of mothers get induced

63% of mothers have epidurals

93% of mothers have electronic fetal heart monitoring

85% of mothers are connected to an IV line during labor

58% of mothers have a gloved hand inserted into their uterus after birth

35% of mothers have an episiotomy

74% of mothers who give birth vaginally are on their backs

58% of mothers with a previous cesarean were denied a VBAC

12% of mothers were permitted to eat during labor

source: centers for disease control, 2004, and maternity center association’s 2002 “listening to mother’s survey”