Health Dialogues: Birth

The infant mortality rate is down, the number of premature births is up and the average age of new moms in California is at an all-time high. What are the ethical implications of pre-natal testing and concerns about Caesarean deliveries? How are changing demographics, attitudes and science affecting the birth process?Guest: Abigail Reagan, certified professional midwife, creator of the Doula Training Program at Natural Resources in San Francisco.Guest: Dodi Gauthier , coordinator of perinatal education and maternal transport and clinical staff nurse at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, board member for the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nursing.Guest: Ed Dockray, parent of Nate, born Jan 3.Guest: Elliott Main, chairman of obstetrics and gynecology at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, director of the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative.Guest: Matthew Kaufman, parent of Benjamin, born Jan 27.Guest: Max Cuevas, obstetrician-gynecologist and chief executive officer of Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas.Guest: Parker Dockray, parents of Nate, born Jan 3.Guest: Suzanne Kaufman, parent of Benjamin, born Jan 27.Guest: Tina Cassidy, author, "Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born".

• More: AWHONN - Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nursing
• More: California Pacific Medical Center - labor and delivery information
• More: Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas
• More: Natural Resources - a pregnancy, childbirth and early parenting resource center in San Francisco
• More: re:Birth Midwifery
• More: Tina Cassidy - author of "Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born"