One of the choices women have during pregnancy is how they will deliver. What I’m trying to say when I said how they deliver is where do they want to give birth-in the hospital or at their homes. Most women think that homebirth is not a safe method to give birth that is why they do not realize that they have a choice on how to deliver their babies.  But of course that safety has been questioned.But by researching they can learn that this method is safe, if not, as safe as a hospital delivery.

There are definitely critics who do not believe in the safety of a homebirth.  From my observations from my practice as a San Diego midwife I have found it to be absolutely safe. The risks are the same either in a hospital or homebirth as I have witnessed from the 300 homebirths I have assisted in.The risks is not minimized whether you give birth at a hospital or at your homes.But the risks would also not increase.

So what are the risks of doing this method?  Well for one people worry if some complications occur.  They say the people who administer the homebirth usually aren’t nurses.  Well as a homebirth midwife in San Diego we do know medical procedures.All the necessary equipments for the common complications of a chilbirth are always with us.  Naturally any serious complications would have to be addressed by a doctor.  But that isn’t any different then in a hospital. 

Women who have low risk pregnancies are the only women recommended for homebirths.  If a woman is found to have possible complications any good midwife would not encourage this method.  This is standard procedure for all San Diego licensed midwife.This is standard procedure because they are limited in the medical procedures that they can do.That the reason why they make sure that all high risk pregnancies be delivered in a hospital.

For those against having a baby at home it will be hard to convince them otherwise.But for the women who likes to try this method then they should know that this method is safe if not as safe as a delivery in the hospital.