No health insurance = more home births
December 30, 2008 by Marijke Durning, RN
Filed under Women's Health
It may not have been planned that way, but could the lack of health insurance or under-insurance of millions of Americans be resulting in more home births?
If so, this could be both good and bad.
First the good: Many women want to give birth at home. A home birth gives them more control over the natural process and they feel it’s a better experience all around.
Now the bad: Some women, due to difficulties or health issues, shouldn’t be giving birth at home without putting themselves or their baby at risk.
According to this Salt Lake City Tribune article, More moms choose to give birth at home, some women and their partners are considering the thousands of dollars for a hospital to be a luxury and they’re opting for less expensive, midwife-led labor and deliveries.
While home births may be the right thing, money shouldn’t be the deciding factor. To me, there’s something wrong with that picture.
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Tags: pregnancy blog, home births, midwives, midwife, no health insurance
I agree with you. I’d love to see more women choosing home births, but money shouldn’t be the deciding factor. There are definitely some situations (though a pretty small percentage) that need hospital interventions.
But I’d sure love to see more women freely and happily choosing homebirth and making sure they have healthy diets, exercise and healthy pregnancy!!