home birth

Long before she was even pregnant, Deedee Williams knew she wanted give birth at home. So when she and her husband Dave were expecting their first, all she had to do was convince Dave.

"He was apprehensive at first," said Deedee, who lives with her family in Memphis, Tenn. "Then he did some research about the pros and cons of home and hospital births, and he thought delivering at home had some very measurable pluses."