Women search for alternatives
as hospital Caesareans increase

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(ALISHA LAVENTURE /
Rockbridge Report)

Buena Vista's freestanding birth center, Rockbridge Midwifery, opened last year under the supervision of Certified Professional Midwives.  The center gives women the option of home delivery rather than by Caesarean section, which make up about one in three deliveries nationwide.

 

 

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