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I'm an OB/GYN who attended thousands of deliveries before wondering why Americans give birth in bed

  • Written by Neel Shah, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School
Not always the best position for childbirth. BSIP / Contributor / 151036972

A few years ago I visited Dar a Luz, the only free-standing birth center in New Mexico. It looks nothing like the towering urban hospitals I have spent my career working in. Nestled into a valley at the outskirts of Albuquerque, Dar a Luz is more like an earthy homestead....

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