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The key point here is this: "The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has warned, however, that home birth risks in America are over double those of hospital births." More women died in childbirth, sometimes along with the newborn, in days before hospital births made birthing safe. I know of two families where, unfortunately, and tragically, something did go wrong, and the baby was a stillborn; in another the baby was born alive, but with no higher functioning due to a difficult birth. The baby died "a vegetable" a year later. These were cases where, if in a hospital, these senseless deaths would not have happened. I respect each woman's right to her opinion and choice, however, when talking about the fragile life of a newborn, and that of a woman in one of the most intense physical changes humans experience I would hope decisions will be made very carefully, and with full back up plans. The alternative to the home birth ideal is a potential family tragedy that you may live with forever.

May 24, 2011 - 5:25pm

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