title: A paradigm of normal birth: teaching through the healthy birth practices.
abstract: Debra McAllister, a childbirth educator with 9 years of experience as a labor and delivery nurse, provides commentary on how she teaches through the Six Healthy Birth Practices as a paradigm for normal birth.
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McAllister
keywords: healthy birth practices; teaching normal birth