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noted that helping with prenatal care, delivery or after delivery without a license is a misdemeanor in Virginia. ,

Sher doesn’t beat the bushes trying to persuade prospective parents to try home birth. She waits for the interested parents to contact her. "I agree wholeheartedly that home birth is not for everybody. Thank God we have hospitals. There are high risk mothers and infants with problems who need hospital care. I’m a strong advocate for home birth but I’m not trying to talk anyone into it,” she emphasized.

Emergencies Predictable

Many women who are interested in home birth reject the idea because of fears of emergency, lifethreatening situations that may arise. According to Sher, danger to mother or child can be foreseen in the overwhelming majority of

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