Tag: safety
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Why I Chose Homebirth

It is no exaggeration to say that the day I birthed my second baby was the most glorious, loving and empowering day of my life.
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Birth in Australia is Very, Very Safe

The Homebirth Series, Reason #1 Birth is much safer than we are led to believe, and this was the first piece of the puzzle, the first consideration, that helped me decide that homebirth was the right choice for me.
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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.
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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.