title: Adopting birth philosophies to guide successful birth practices and outcomes.
abstract: Research studies conducted recently in hospitals located in Switzerland and Canada reveal the importance of birth philosophies in attaining successful birth practices and outcomes.
authors.affiliation: M ary L ou M oore is an Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Moore