Pandora's Box - January 14th, 2014

KSJD | By Tom Yoder

Published January 14, 2014 at 3:37 PM MST

Host Joanie Trussel talks with licensed midwife Dr. Jannelli Miller about why some expecting mothers are choosing to deliver their babies at home, and discusses why home births offer some advantages over hospital births.

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