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The pressures of natural childbirth

Commentary on the pressures of natural childbirth by Amy Tuteur: My four children were born more than 20 years ago. I had four birth experiences, and I think about those experiences rarely, if ever.
A new report from Choices in Childbirth adds to a body of evidence that doula care should be included in health plans and made available to all women, particularly women of color, who face disproportionate rates of maternal and infant mortality in the United States. Photo: Shutterstock

Commentary on the pressures of natural childbirth by Amy Tuteur:

My four children were born more than 20 years ago. I had four birth experiences, and I think about those experiences rarely, if ever. In nearly 30 years of motherhood, those acute hours quickly faded into insignificance compared with the reality of my children's daily lives, their milestones, their achievements, their personalities, their challenges and the growth of our relationship as they changed from infants to school-age children to teenagers to adults.

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