Freebirthing, delivering your child at home without any healthcare professional present, even a midwife, is becoming more popular in some circles. Some women do take advantage of health care for prenatal tests and care, but then they choose to deliver at home with only their partner and/or family and friends present.
If you read this article, Freebirthing: Is it madness or the ideal way to give birth?, the mothers seem to think that if they don’t worry about emergencies, they won’t happen. I’m all for the power of positive thinking, but that seems – to me – to be really playing …read more