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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] You know, there are countries in Europe where home birth is the norm, and they have better outcomes than we do here. Of course, they have more built in support for it too so that is a factor. But home birth isn't some weird, out there wheat grass shot idea in many modern places in the world.[/quote]

What is up with this thread? Spouting so many lies. Not even misinformation, flat out lies. There is not a single European country where the majority of children born in the year 2023 are born in someone’s bathtub. Did you get hit in the head? [/quote]

I think (hope?) PP meant home birth was a normal option, not that the majority of births were home births.  But I did go look for statistics from the UK, where I do that the NHS considers home birth one of the normal, supported options and thought their risk assessment was interesting:

[quote=Anonymous]f you’re having your first baby, home birth slightly increases the risk of serious problems for the baby – including death or issues that might affect the baby's quality of life – from 5 in 1,000 for a hospital birth to 9 in 1,000 for a home birth.  If you’re having your second baby, a planned home birth is as safe as having your baby in hospital or a midwife-led unit.[/quote]

https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/labour-and-birth/preparing-for-the-birth/where-to-give-birth-the-options/

So even in countries where it's comparatively normal, it's still considered risky for a first baby, which makes sense to me.[/quote]

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