How Big Is a Placenta Bowl?: And Other Weird Questions You'll Ask When Planning a Home Birth

"How Big is a Placenta Bowl? And Other Weird Questions You'll Ask When Planning a Home Birth" tackles your most outrageous and irreverent home birth questions and delivers practical advice for couples preparing to give birth at home.

From cord blood banking and circumcision to newborn immunizations and insurance coverage, "How Big is a Placenta Bowl?" answers all your home birth questions, including:

•How messy is home birth?
•How much will it cost?
•How do I get the gunk out of the birth tub?
•How do I choose a midwife?
•How can I convince others I'm not crazy?
•What should I wear?
•Why the heck do I need olive oil?
•Should I have my other kids at the birth?

One of the only guides to home birth written specifically for a United States audience, the book also includes a special section for husbands and partners on what they need to know, and it contains detailed state-by-state information about midwifery regulations, insurance coverage, and newborn testing procedures. Also included is a birth kit checklist and a sample birth plan for home birthers.