New Jersey BirthNetwork

We are a grassroots movement, based on the belief that birth can profoundly affect our physical, mental and spiritual well-being. By making informed choices and having confidence in the process, families can experience safe and satisfying childbirth. WE BELIEVE...

* Birth is a normal, healthy process, not an illness or disease.

* Empowering births can take place in hospitals, birth cent

ers, and homes.

* Maternity care should be evidence-based and woman-centered.

* Women are entitled to complete and accurate information on their full range of options for pregnancy, birth, postpartum and breastfeeding.

* Women have a right to make health care decisions for themselves and their babies.