(Source: Vanderbilt University) By Nancy Humphrey Nurse midwife Taneesha Reynolds examines patient Lauren Jordan at the Baby+Company birth center in Nashville. (DANIEL DUBOIS) Pregnancy doesn't necessarily require hospital care. That simple premise is what led Cara Osborne, MSN'01, to co-author a landmark study demonstrating the safety and effectiveness of giving birth outside a traditional medical setting. It's also an idea that she's put into practice as the founder of Baby+Company, a group of five freestanding birth centers across the U.S. that offer personalized care in a setting more closely resembling an elegant spa than a busy urban hospital. With centers already operating in...
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