Things You Should Know About Home Births

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Just how dangerous it it?

Interestingly, some studies suggest that the real numbers surrounding negative outcomes following home birth are not as bad as those with a hospital birth. One study found that perinatal death was slightly higher in hospital births than planned home births and that medical intervention both for the mother and baby was less common in planned home births when compared to hospital births. But “planned” is an operative word that comes up often. These numbers should not encourage anyone to do a home birth spontaneously, without consulting a medical professional and thoroughly researching a midwife, as well as having a backup plan should things go wrong. While the likelihood of an issue may appear low based on this study, should a problem arise, it can be very serious, very fast.

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