Home birth
There's no denying it, planning a home
birth is risky. Not for your baby - for your reputation. Currently
about 5% of Kiwi women give birth at home, and it's a fair
bet most of them have had to deal with a disapproving female
relative reminding them, "If I hadn't been in the hospital when I
had my first, I'd have died."
The mother of a friend of mine was so horrified at the thought of
her daughter planning a home birth she rang the midwife...
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