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Home is where the heart is, and where the birth is too these days. According to recent statistics, the home-birth rate increased 20 percent between 2004 and 2008 after a 15-year slide, and the delivery method is appealing to a wide range of women. Credit Ricki Lake for that. Her Business of Being Born book and documentary have turned a new generation of moms-to-be on to the movement. Check out 15 Read more
Gisele Bundchen isn't done talking about her birthing experience. The supermodel shared more information about baby Benjamin's December debut in the inaugural post on her blog. After telling reporters that the water birth in her Beacon Hill bathtub didn't hurt a bit, the new mama is now writing about how safe she felt delivering at home: Giving birth was the most intense and life-changing Read more
It looks like Gisele isn't the only mama-to-be opting to bring her lil one into the world at home. A new study from the Centers for Disease Control shows that after a 15-year decline, homebirths have risen 5 percent over the past five years. The period of study, which predates Gisele's at-home water birth and Ricki Lake's homebirth advocacy flick, found that the average woman who chooses to have Read more
The Business of Being Born has brought more attention to the film's star and co-producer Ricki Lake than she may have ever imagined. The former talk-show host made it her mission to birth her second baby naturally and document the experience to release to the public. She and co-producer, Abby Epstein revealed facts about epidurals, C-sections, and inductions. As an encore, the bubbly girl Read more
It is estimated that of the 4.1 million babies born in the U.S. in 2004, 7,000 were born at home without a midwife or doctor. Planned unassisted home-births, similar to those advocated by Ricki Lake in her The Business of Being Born documentary, are on the rise across the country, with women wanting the ability to control the birth process and have loved ones surrounding them during the birth. Read more
Yesterday was not only the festive tequila filled Cinco de Mayo. It was also International Midwives Day. Coincidentally, Ricki Lake's movie, The Business of Being Born was released on DVD. For those of you who are considering a natural or home birth, check out the $28 flick for an up close glimpse at the process. The former talk show host shares her personal home birth in the film inspiring women Read more
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When Saturday Night Live announced that six-months pregnant Tina Fey would host the Mother's Day episode, the comedic actress's fans hoped the show would filled with pregnancy jokes and fun takes on motherhood. Neither Tina, nor the show, disappointed. From the opening monologue, featuring Tina and an expectant Maya Rudolph serenading their bumps, to a mock home-birthing class that may have Read more
Jennifer Connelly walked with son Stellan as her husband Paul Bettany carried their newest addition, baby Agnes, during a family walk in NYC yesterday. Agnes Bettany, who was born in May, made her public debut just last week out on another school run with her parents and brothers. On Tuesday, Jennifer made her own splash, debuting her postbaby body, in a sexy-sheer top on the red carpet at the Read more
