tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40758154624588938262009-07-14T09:23:59.613-04:00We know that if a healthy woman is put in the supportive and nurturing environment of home that Home BirthPartners. It is our desire to bring the focus in childbearing back to where it belongs: to the mother, father, the baby and the family that the birth is creating. The majority of healthy women can deliver safely and comfortably in the home with a trained midwife.Susan Wentehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01601341222627753341noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075815462458893826.post-61468781269151618302007-04-17T14:39:00.002-04:002009-07-14T09:22:22.828-04:00Many people think that homebirth is dangerous. However research shows that for healthy women with normal pregnancies the risk of c-section, forceps, labor induction, artificial rupture of the membranes, augmentation and their associated problems are significantly less if you birth at home.<br /><br />Most homebirth practices have a c-section rate of 3% to 5% compared to the national average of 29%. Remember too that many hospitals now insist on a repeat c-section if you have already had a c-section.<br /><br />Women and the fathers also report a much higher level of satisfaction when they have their babies with a midwife.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4075815462458893826-6146878126915161830?l=www.homebirthpartners.com%2Fblog'/></div>Susan Wentehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01601341222627753341noreply@blogger.com0