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Published August 27, 2012, 12:00 AM

GALLERY: Homebirth


Katelyn Brinkman of Mayville checks the progress of her pregnancy with her midwife, Rebekah Knapp of Fertile, Minn., on July 26. Brinkman is planning to have her third son at home. Grand Forks Herald photo by Dorothy Edwards.

  • Katelyn Brinkman of Mayville checks the progress of her pregnancy with her midwife, Rebekah Knapp of Fertile, Minn., on July 26. Brinkman is planning to have her third son at home. Grand Forks Herald photo by Dorothy Edwards.
  • Katelyn Brinkman and her midwife Rebekah Knapp discuss the birth plan for her third son during a prenatal meeting in Brinkman's Mayville home on July 26. Brinkman has 2 sons, Matthew, 3, and Wesley, 1. Grand Forks Herald photo by Dorothy Edwards.
  • Katelyn Brinkman has her pregnancy progress checked by her midwife, Rebekah Knapp, during the last prenatal meeting before the birth of her son on July 26 in her Mayville home. Grand Forks Herald photo by Dorothy Edwards.
  • Midwife Rebekah Knapp falls asleep while waiting for Katelyn Brinkman's labor to progress in Brinkman's Mayville home on July 31. Grand Forks Herald photo by Dorothy Edwards.
  • Supported by her husband, Michael, Katelyn Brinkman is handed her newborn son by her midwife, Rebakah Knapp, after giving birth in her Mayville home early morning on August 6. Grand Forks Herald photo by Dorothy Edwards.
  • Midwife Rebekah Knapp weighs newborn Jarrik Brinkman after Katelyn Brinkman gave birth on August 6 in her Mayville home. Grand Forks Herald photo by Dorothy Edwards.
  • Newborn Jarrik Brinkman is examined by midwife, Rebekah Knapp, in the Brinkman home on August 6. Grand Forks Herald photo by Dorothy Edwards.
  • Michael and Katelyn Brinkman spend time with their newborn son, Jarrik, after he was born with the assistance of Rebecca Knapp, a midwife from Fertile Minnesota, on August 6 in their Mayville home. Grand Forks Herald photo by Dorothy Edwards.