VIDEO: Alternative childbirth
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Laura and Jason Thielke chose a midwife, and a quiet setting outside a hospital, for the birth of their second child.
Midwives are increasingly accepted, hired by hospitals, and they handle normal births for about one-third of the cost of the average Colorado birth. The Thielkes’ story is moving, fascinating and enlightening — especially if you’ve never seen a baby being born.
