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Deliver us from the ‘natural birth’ fallacy

What is the opposite of “natural”? The obvious answer is “artificial.” The obvious answer is not the right answer. I worry that the rhetoric around “natural birth” has gone too far, ignoring issues of discretion, the possibility of good doctors, and the reality of the risks of childbirth. “Artificial” comes from the Latin Artificial objects/Artificial […]