Tag: outcomes

• A Straight-Forward Birth is More Likely at Home

  

  The Homebirth Series, Reason # 2: A straight-forward birth is more likely in a planned homebirth than a planned hospital birth.  When contemplating what location I wanted for my second birth, it was critical to consider what I wanted that birth to look like.

  Melissa

  December 30, 2025

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• Midwifery Continuity of Care: Solid Gold

  

  The Homebirth Series, Reason # 5: In planning a homebirth, I received the best maternity care available: Continuity of Care with a midwife.

  Melissa

  December 30, 2025

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• Homebirth: Safe for Babies, and Much Better for Women. 

  

  The Homebirth Series, Reason #6 The strongest reason I had for choosing to birth my second baby at home was this: the evidence showed that women fared much better when birthing at home than those who birth in hospitals, without compromising the safety of babies.

  Melissa

  December 30, 2025

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