For every midwife that you can find who may have done something wrong I can find an obstetrician Shall we discuss the King Edward Memorial Hospital Inquiry Shall we talk about how this hospital had nearly double the infant and maternal mortality than other comparable hospitals and that the inquiry found that midwives expertise was overruled by obstetricians and this is what led to the terrible outcomes for mothers and babies What about the Butcher of Bega This is a pointless exercise We are not here to discuss the relative merits of the two professions We are here to discuss the evidence relating to home birth That doesn t seem to be your aim Rather you systematically remove anything that might suggest that homebirth is a valid choice for women I attempt to keep an NPOV but it s tricky when dealing with someone with such extreme views and yours