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Tools and Tips for Expectant Parents

Learn about the care practices that support normal birth.
Understand your rights as a childbearing woman.
Find out how to know when interventions are medically necessary and how to avoid them when they're not.
Ask childbirth expert Henci Goer your questions about pregnancy and birth in our Normal Birth Forum.
Use our series of tip sheets to make decisions about your care and improve your chances of having a normal birth.
See the 2008 Recommended Resources for Pregnant Women and their Families.
Read a summary of the results of research about Mother-Friendly Childbirth, published in 2007 in The Journal of Perinatal Education, Lamaze International's peer-reviewed professional journal. (This resource has been made available by Citizens for Midwifery and Birth Network National in collaboration with the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services and Lamaze International.)

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