What Are the Benefits of Home Births?
birth image by jedphoto from Fotolia.com jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a06/jp/vu/benefits-home-births_-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); After a gradual decline from 1990-2004, the percentage of home births increased by 5 percent in 2005 and 2006, according to UPI.com. While most women give birth in hospitals, some prefer to give birth at home. If complications arise during pregnancy, labor or childbirth, expert medical care in a hospital setting may be lifesaving for mother and baby. Nonetheless, home birth offers many advantages over hospital birth as the culmination of a normal pregnancy. Safety According to Ronnie Falcao, licensed midwife, home births are as safe as or safer than hospital births for women with uncomplicated pregnancies. Women giving birth at home have lower rates of Cesarean section, episiotomy, fetal distress and other problems during labor and birth. Women giving birth at home are not ex
