If someone you know has told you that they are planning a freebirth, you know that the first question to come up in nearly every reply is "what if something goes wrong?" Here is a little information to help ease your fears.

Are you considering an unassisted home birth? Find out about the pros and cons involved in giving birth at home without the assistance of a healthcare professional.

With the increasing popularity of home birth and unassisted birth, many women are asking the question "what should I do to keep busy while in labor?" A growing trend is the "labor project," also known as a "birth project."

Yes, but there are 3 important things to consider if you're planning an unassisted birth.

One reason women choose to birth unassisted is to be in control. But it goes so much deeper than that...

By taking our cues from the natural world and trusting fully in a woman's ability to give birth, my husband and I birthed our first child unassisted at home on August 14th, 2006.

also known as free birth, unassisted births happen without midwives or doctors and often with the pregnant woman delivering the baby alone.

Many people worry that something will go wrong during pregnancy, especially if they are going unassisted. Most complications are actually rare and can be managed at home by the mother.

You have always heard that when you have a baby at a hospital that you will have to fill out a lot paperwork, well what about if you have the baby at home or unassisted.

Unassisted Childbirth is the act of birthing your baby without a 'professional'. Learn more about it here. This article goes along with my pregnancy and homebirth series. Feel free to evaluate your birth options, arm yourself with knowledge.

On the surface it seems that the growing trend towards home births and unassisted birth is something to feel shocked about, but our foremothers might have begged a differ.

Our birth story has been met with surprise, fear, even delight by strangers. It has had positive effects on all of our loves and our relationship as a family, forever altering the perceptions of all involved.

How do you know when to push? What if something goes wrong? How do you cut the cord? The answers to these questions and more!

On September 24, 2007, Cedric Orin was born into his father's hands at home in our bed with his older brother watching. Here are the details of our amazing labor and birth experience!

The trend of providing your own prenatal care is growing with a lot of mothers who are tired of conventional and over managed pregnancies.

Freebirth is nothing new, but much ignorance surrounds this practice. The act of birthing without a medical professional is not only gaining in popularity but in media coverage.

This is the big question with homebirth in general. The simple answer is that the mother prepares herself to handle anything that may go wrong!

Whatever your preconceived notions about those who chose this path are, the truth is here exposed. You decide if it's irresponsible--or empowering!

If you have decided that UC is the best option for you, but are unsure of what to do next, allow me to point you in the right direction.

On Thursday, March 13th, 2008 I was blessed with a beautiful little bundle of joy. My birth was completely unassisted except for my husband who was there to take video and photographs.

Giving birth at home is increasing in popularity, but how do you feel about delivering with no doctor, midwife, or other assistance? Learn about unassisted childbirth in this article.

Most of what doctors do during pregnancy can be done at home at the mother's convenience. Learn how to create a routine to do your own home prenatal care.

In the the scenes of a humble birth that grace mantles, tree ornaments, front lawns, postcards and light displays, it can be easy to miss the main plot of the nativity: an unassisted, unmediated, normal birth.

After an amazing unassisted homebirth, my placenta did not emerge, and so six hours later, we went to the hospital to have it removed.

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