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Most pregnant women are nervous about being parents. But it turns out fear of the event itself may actually cause problems during delivery!

A new study found that women who are scared of childbirth are in labor an average of

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We had no idea!

In a recent interview, Gwyneth Paltrow revealed she suffered from postpartum depression after the birth of her son Moses back in 2006.

Here's what Paltrow said:

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NOT good news!

Almost 13 out of every 100,000 child births in the United States results in the mother's death!!!

That's worse than nearly ALL countries in Europe and many in Asia and the Middle East! Despite advancement in medical technology US's the maternal mortality rate had nearly DOUBLED in the past 20 years.

WHY? The problem

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For 8 years now, Ricki Lake has been a public voice for natural child birth.

Her documentary The Business of Being Born is a revolutionary film that gives a behind-the-scenes look of women who choose to have midwives and natural births.

Ricki says that every day she is approached by a woman who says the film changed her life, which is why she's been so passionate about getting the word out that there are alternatives to traditional childbirth.

Mz. Lake says:

Tags: alternative, childbirth, demi moore, documentary, doula, jessica simpson, midwife, natural, pink, ricki lake, the business of being born

Despite the big smile on her face, believe it or not, Alanis Morissette now admits that she was unprepared for motherhood.

The singer and her husband Mario "Souleye" Treadway welcomed a son Ever back on Christmas Day 2010 and has now written a column about having her first baby where she writes that she felt like a "a blank slate," with "no handbook when it came to all the changes that came with pregnancy and taking care of a newborn.

She continues:

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