Barbara Harper
Barbara Harper, RN, founder and director of Waterbirth International Resource and Referral Service, has been researching and documenting waterbirth and gentle birth since 1983. Midwives and parents alike have called her videos "the most inspiring birth videos ever produced." Her newest book, Waterbirth: Embracing the Miracle, will be available in 2005. An internationally recognized expert, she lectures and consults with hospitals and universities throughout the world. The Oregonian newspaper referred to her as "the Billy Graham of waterbirth."
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As midwife and childbirth educator, Barbara has dedicated her life to helping heal the way we welcome babies into the world. In 2002 she was honored with the International Award from Lamaze International for her dedication to educating providers and couples throughout the world. Barbara is the mother of three; her two youngest were born at home in water in 1984 and 1986. She makes her home in Wilsonville, Oregon, a suburb of Portland, where she is active in her church and community, serving on several boards and education committees. She also loves reading to her grandson.
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