HOME BIRTH IN THE HOSPITAL - Integrating Natural Childbirth with Modern Medicine

Stacey Marie Kerr, MD

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Almost every time I get into a conversation with anyone about this concept of a homebirth in the hospital, someone has a tale to tell. As I explain what I mean by this type of birth I see their eyes light up, and sure enough - pretty soon they are telling me about their birth experience. They tell me why their birth was special, why it worked for them, and what it was that made it their own. And I believe that this is one way to make a difference: telling our stories.

So if you something to share, please feel free. Comments, suggestions, your views on childbirth, or your own experience . . . I'd love to hear from you.

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If you’re pregnant or planning to be, read this book! Dr. Kerr’s wise embrace of nature and technology demonstrates that the best births have the right mix of midwifery and medicine.
--Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein, creators of the film The Business of Being Born

Dr. Stacey Kerr's wonderful book of birth stories shows how the midwifery model of care can be provided within a hospital setting. I hope that Homebirth in the Hospital reaches a wide audience of parents-to-be and physicians, as it's just what the midwife ordered! It should be required reading for all obstetric and family practice residents.
--Ina May Gaskin

A must read for the expectant parents who want a natural birth but also want to have the security of a safe and happy delivery. Dr. Kerr is an impassioned advocate of patient empowerment in the birthing process. She has always practiced what she so eloquently believes. Congratulations to Dr. Kerr for writing this very timely and much needed book on natural childbirth in a hospital setting.
--Bob G. Field, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.

"Homebirth in the Hospital is a wonderful breath of fresh air! Dr. Kerr's balanced approach to childbirth is inspiring and very helpful. I highly recommend this book."
--Christiane Northrup, MD, author of Mother-Daughter Wisdom (Bantam, 2005), The Wisdom of Menopause (Bantam, revised and Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom (Bantam, revised 2006)

Homebirth in the Hospital is an outstanding book and a must read for all expectant parents as well as the providers who care for them. We are in an era where women are fearful of trusting their bodies to birth normally and...
--Phyllis Klaus, MFT, LCSW Perinatal therapist, reseacher, co-author of The Doula Book, Bonding, Your Amazing newborn, When Survivors Give Birth

A much-needed book showing that women can have real choices in hospital childbirth, and that the key ingredient in their ability to give birth as they wish is the ideology, the wisdom, and the heart of the practitioner...
--Robbie Davis-Floyd PhD, author, Birth as an American Rite of Passage