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Amanda M Angha1, Roberta M Scaer
1AMANDA ANGHA is a graduate of Wellesley College, with degrees in women's studies and in biology. She is currently a mortgage loan specialist working from home and a full-time nursing mother to her son, Samyar.
Abstract:
In this column, a grandmother, with a long history as an author and activist for normal birth, and her daughter, a new mother, offer their unique experiences of a water birth at home, attended by family members and midwives. Their unique perspectives demonstrate the trust in the normal birth process that is possible for every birth.
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