“A CAREFULLY PLANNED HOME BIRTH FOR A HEALTHY WOMAN HAVING A LOW-RISK SINGLETON PREGNANCY CAN BE A CALM AND JOYOUS EXPERIENCE.”
“I had my first child in hospital, and it was so quick and easy that we decided to have our second at home. The home delivery, in a birthing pool, was a fantastic experience, so when I got pregnant a third time, we didn’t even discuss the possibility of a hospital birth. But there were complications, and we were lucky we had a very experienced and competent midwife.”
This sobering recollection of a mom who had three entirely different birth experiences is a salutary reminder that every pregnancy and delivery is unique, and that nature doesn’t necessarily always follow our rules.
That said, a carefully planned home
