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Guest: Barbara Harper, an internationally recognized expert on waterbirth and gentle birth, founder of Waterbirth International and bestselling author of "Gentle Birth Choices" which has been translated into 9 languages around the world. In this episode, we will cover: why Barbara believes every baby DESERVES a gentle birth and how it inspired her to write the book "Gentle Birth Choices" What a birth in water offers the mother and the baby and how safe it really is (she covers the physiology of the first breath of life beautifully here) How to surrender to a "Baby Led Birth" and how doing so will allow for a safer and easier birth Resources mentioned in the conversation: Barbara Harper's website: www.waterbirth.org a link to get her book: Gentle Birth Choices in Amazon About Barbara Harper: Barbara Harper has dedicated her life to changing the way we welcome babies into the world and is an internationally recognized expert on waterbirth and gentle birth. She founded Waterbirth International in 1988, with