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[quote=Anonymous]When I was in my 20s I fantasized about a water birth, at home. I read about them, and knew it was what was right for me. By the time I actually got pregnant in my 30s, I had seen too much sh*t in the world. Nature doesn't care if your specific baby dies or not. In the end, the questions every parent has to ask: to whom does the benefit of this decision accrue? To whom does the risk accrue? It was clear to me that the benefit of a home birth would be mine, and the risk would be my child's. I had a hospital birth. Damn good thing, too -- after 3 hours of pushing while fully dilated, and a complete failure to descend, it was determined that my labor was obstructed. In a 3rd world country I would've ended up with a dead baby and obstetric fistula. Here in the US I was able to try until the risk became too great; then I was whisked away for a c-section. Another 15-30m would not have been good. [/quote]
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