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Alternative birthing methods like home birth and water birth become more and more mainstream with each passing year. Whether you choose to give birth in the comfort of your own home or while laboring in the warm weightlessness of water, having the right information is critical to your safety and success. These articles, expert Q&As and tools will help you decide if an alternative birthing method is right for you.

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Wondering About Water Birth
A Certified Doula Answers Your Water Birth Questions
Giving birth in a pool of warm water is nothing like lying on your back in a hospital bed with people holding your legs and telling you when it's time to push.

The Home Birth Option
Why Are More and More Women Choosing a Home Birth?
No one chooses home birth lightly. It's a decision that's usually made after much research, soul searching, serious consideration of the alternatives, and, often, pressure from relatives to go the hospital route.

Home Birth Help
A Certified Doula Answers Common Questions on Home Birth
Considering a home birth? If so, you probably want to know details about the safety of home birth and to learn what the home environment has to offer that a hospital does not.

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Pregnancy Week by Week Calculator
How many weeks pregnant am I? Enter the date of the first day of your last menstrual period (LMP), and the Pregnancy Week by Week Calculator will calculate a week-by-week timeline of your pregnancy.

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How much caffeine is safe during pregnancy? Use the Pregnancytoday.com Caffeine Calculator to calculate your daily caffeine intake, and then compare your results to safe caffeine levels.

Pregnancy Daily
Track the day to day progress of your pregnancy with the Pregnancy Daily Calendar. Get daily pregnancy inspiration and practical pregnancy tips, while you follow along with your growing baby's fetal development.

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Learn 10 steps to help you have a positive labor and delivery.