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Birthing Centers  

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  • Birth centers are places where women and their families can experience the joys of childbirth. They provide intensive care to the childbearing family through extensive education and offering choices throughout pregnancy, labor, birth, and the postpartum period. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Development; Birthing Centers]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-GQ22JK5S-1

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