tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075815462458893826Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:23:59 +0000We 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.http://www.homebirthpartners.com/blog/noreply@blogger.com (Susan Wente)Blogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075815462458893826.post-6146878126915161830Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:39:00 +00002009-07-14T09:22:22.828-04:00Many 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>http://www.homebirthpartners.com/blog/2007/04/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Susan Wente)0