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Nichol Gerber/TikTok Nichol Gerber’s recent home birth experience became even more meaningful when she noticed her dog, Penny, had been silently present throughout the entire process.

Bill Sullivan receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. Water that comes straight from natural sources, dubbed “raw water,” is gaining popularity. Raw water advocates reject ...

Princess Beatrice has reportedly been resting at her £3.5 million country Cotswolds home as she awaits the birth of her second child this spring. The 36-year-old daughter of Prince Andrew and ...

Ricki Lake shared a heartwarming update after her home and several irreplaceable ... with ex husband Rob Sussman. Owen’s 2001 water birth was the subject of Lake’s 2008 documentary The ...

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