Studies there (sorry, don't have any references on hand, I'll try to get them posted later) show that home - birthing in this setting is just as safe for mother and child for a first birth, and safer for next births, than a hospital setting. (ecochildsplay.com)
When, upon the completion of an actual occasion, the creativity of the universe moves on to the next birth, it carries that occasion with it as an «object» which all future occasions are obliged to prehend. (religion-online.org)
Michelle — Sorry to hear your 1st birth didn't go as planned either, but what a relief that your next birth went better. (crunchydomesticgoddess.com)