Topic of culminating project: How environmental differences between home and hospital births can effect the woman's process of giving birth.
"Hospital Birth." The Center of Unhindered Living. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Mar 2011. <http://www.unhinderedliving.com/hospital.html>.
This source provided a detailed list of the pros and cons of giving birth in a hospital, including certain environmental factors.
"Home Birth vs Hospital Birth isn't about location." Exploring the full spectrum of natural parenting. N.p., 18 Jan 2011. Web. 31 Mar 2011. <http://www.mamaeve.com/index.php/natural-childbirth/251-home-birth-vs-hospital-birth-isnt-about-location/>.
This source talked about the risks and benefits of both hospital birth and home birth, and brings up many of the points mentioned in both the movie The Business of Being Born as well as the book Born in the USA by Marsden Wagner.
"Maternity Care: Birthing Facilities: Two Choices for Your Family." UC San Diego Health System. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Mar 2011. <http://health.ucsd.edu/women/child/facilities/>.
This source provides details on two different types of environments that pregnant women may choose two give birth in inside of a hospital; a more traditional setting as opposed to an ABC.
"Home Birth." Second Nature Birthing. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Mar 2011. <http://www.naturalchildbirth.co.uk/homebirth.shtml>.
This source provides information on the ability of the body to naturally cope with the pain of labor, and explains that home birth allows the body to do this where hospital birth involves unnatural use of chemicals to cope with and speed up birth.
Griebenow, Jennifer L. "Home Birth and Out-of-Hospital Birth: Is It Safe?." Homebirth- Safety and Benefits. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Mar 2011. <http://www.gentlebirth.org/ronnie/homejjg.html>.
This source includes even more details and statistics on home birth, and generally supports it over hospital birth.
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