One of my patients had a home birth with her last pregnancy and was disappointed that she couldn't find that option around here.
It has me wondering where in the US is homebirth accepted, backed up by MD's, and not "underground". Yes we have "underground" home births here.
I am sure that homebirth could be a safe and satisfying option for many women if there is good support from physicians. Unfortunately we recently had a woman who was seeing the doctors that had a homebirth with a tragic outcome. As a result my partner and I cannot care for anyone who desires to birth at home.
Just curious where in the US and Canada there is that support...
Any study done on the safety of homebirth shows that it is a safe option for low risk moms. Each state has it's own laws and regs. Some are legal, some alegal and some downright illegal. Midwifery is political, there's no doubt about it. The narm website, www.narm.org has lists of the legal status of DEM's by state. There are also links to studies done.
quiltncatch
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Any study done on the safety of homebirth shows that it is a safe option for low risk moms. Each state has it's own laws and regs. Some are legal, some alegal and some downright illegal. Midwifery is political, there's no doubt about it. The narm website, www.narm.org has lists of the legal status of DEM's by state. There are also links to studies done.
I'm starting midwifery school in May!