Corey Perrine | Photojournalist

Life: Sigh of Relief

Surrounded by family, midwives and after about five hours in a birthing tub, Danielle Lamoureux, center, of Fitchburg, Mass. lets out a sigh after birthing her newborn son, Julian, at 7:01 a.m. Sunday, June 11 at The Birth Cottage in Milford N.H. After recent legislation was passed to include midwifery on insurance plans, New Hampshire and states alike have seen an increase in alternative birth methods.
Sigh of Relief
Surrounded by family, midwives and after about five hours in a birthing tub, Danielle Lamoureux, center, of Fitchburg, Mass. lets out a sigh after birthing her newborn son, Julian, at 7:01 a.m. Sunday, June 11 at The Birth Cottage in Milford N.H. After recent legislation was passed to include midwifery on insurance plans, New Hampshire and states alike have seen an increase in alternative birth methods.