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- American Pregnancy Association
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- National Women's Health Information Center: Labor and Birth
- What to Expect When You're Expecting
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- "Birth Doula FAQ." DONA International, 2008.http://www.dona.org/mothers/faqs_birth.php
- The Bradley Method of Natural Childbirthhttp://www.bradleybirth.com/Main.aspx
- "The Business of Being Born." New Line Home Entertainment, 2008.http://www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com/
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- Lamaze Internationalhttp://lamaze.org
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