Michael Witt, M.D. Birth can be a peak experience in a loving relationship. Some couples choose the comfortable familiar surroundings of their own home for this life altering event. Hospital aren't really safer places for the majority of normal, uncomplicated births.
Hospitals use fetal monitors to evaluate a woman's labor.
In fact, since these monitors have been routinely used, the rate of Cesarean sections has increased without any documented improvement in outcomes. Delivery by Cesarean section carries all of the risks of major abdominal surgery. Hospitals house sick people infected with bacteria and viruses to which nobody, especially a newborn, should be exposed. There are other reasons to choose home over hospital, please ask us for more information . Having your baby at home means that you and your partner are in control.