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  The headline in the passenger's Washington Post Express newspaper two seats in front of me on the Metro caught my eye: "Home Births Up 20%." Wow, I thought, that's impressive. Inevitably, the headline brought back memories of my children's births. Three of our four daughters were born at home, and the fourth would have been, but I went into labor while visiting my mother in McLean, Virginia. I…