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September 29, 2009
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Against a culture of 'medicalised' procedures, the Home Birth Association of Ireland is set to explore 'joyful birth' at its conference this weekend, writes SYLVIA THOMPSON

THERE HAS always been a group of women who - empowered by natural childbirth - want to spread the word to other mothers and mothers to be.

Their central message is that although labour is painful (excruciatingly so, for some), the experience of giving birth can be exhilarating and the process of labour and childbirth should be left to run its course rather than "medicalised" and controlled by maternity hospital procedures and time constraints.

Homebirthers are usually the most ardent campaigners for natural childbirth, ...

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