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Natural Childbirth Online Course
This online class looks at what you need to do to prepare your body and mind to give birth without medications. It is a free email course.

Books to Help You Prepare for a Natural Childbirth
There are a lot of things that you need to do to prepare for a natural birth. Deciding to forgo medications means knowing how to comfort yourself in labor and to find someone to help you stay comfortable. These books all provide information on keeping you comfortable.

Online Childbirth Classes
Don't have the time or opportunity for a class? Maybe you need something extra? Check out our complete class online!

Abdominal Breathing for Labor and Birth
How to use abdominal breathing to ease the pain of labor and childbirth, including the cleansing breath.

10 Steps to Natural Childbirth
If you are considering having your baby without medications there is some planning involved. Here is what you can do to increase the chances of not requiring medications in your labor.

Positioning for Labor
Labor is all about movement. The more positions you use in labor, the better you are able to help labor be faster and more comfortable. Here are some of the best positions for labor.

Labor Positions with a Partner
Having someone help you with positioning for labor and birth is of great benefit. Not only is there someone else to remember which position works well with what situation, but there is also the physical comfort of having someone touching you.

Labor Positions with a Birth Ball
Here are some great labor positions to use with a birth ball.

Is Natural Childbirth Dead?
Would all the women who don't want epidurals, please raise your hand? From your About.com Guide.

Drugs for Birth?
Should you take drugs during your labor or birth?

Pain in Birth: Placebos & Potential
One woman's remarks on pain in labor, very interesting reading.

Natural Birth Stories
Stories of natural childbirth from women and their families who have experienced natural childbirth.

Acuppressure in Labor
Advice on using this non-medicinal pain relief.

Birth Stories
Unmedicated birth stories.

Increasing the Odds of Natural Birth
Some planning tips for those choosing to go unmedicated.

Natural Childbirth: The Next Time
" Becoming empowered to have natural childbirth the second time (even if the first time wasn’t great)" Dr. Bartell helps you decide what's right for you.

Interactive Birth Plan
Point and click on your choices and this site will prepare and e-mail you your birth plan.

Hypnobirthing
How it works and other links.

Methods of Childbirth
Information on different childbirth classes.

Natural Childbirth
Some advice and links to help you in your quest.

Natural Childbirth
Comments from parents on natural childbirth.

Pain in Labor - A Feminist Issue
Andrea Robertson looks at pain in labor from a different perspective.

Pain Relief Without a Price Tag or a Needle
How can you help yourself during an unmedicated birth.

Support for Unmedicated Birth
Midwives Support Unmedicated Birth Because It's Better for the Baby.

Supporting a Laboring Woman FAQ
A how-to guide for anyone attending births.

Why Have Natural Childbirth?
A look at some reasons that natural childbirth is chosen.