Comments on: Can I save money by giving birth at home?

By: Jay Kusnetz

Jay Kusnetz — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:51:53 +0000

Is saving money worth additional risk to the child? There’s plenty of heartbreaking home birth and death stories online. a good start is http://skepticalob.blogspot.com/2009/10/after-homebirth-death.html

By: boo boo

boo boo — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:50:46 +0000

Baby in that picture looks a little sickly…maybe she needs to be in the hospital after all hahahaha. In terms of the debate I think I ride the middle road, I think women obvi should do what they feel strongly about, but it’s best not to be too selfish and do what’s best for baby. Doc’s too much push drugs schedules and c-sections, but offer the extra security if something goes wrong (and it can go wrong fast!) it would be soooo lovely though to have a midwife WITH you in the hosp. to advocate for your wishes of natural birth and advise you… that sounds like the most expensive though, but worth it I’m sure :-)

By: Ashley

Ashley — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:42:31 +0000

Anon, home births are just as safe as hospital births. The midwives are skilled enough to know when it might be necessary to go to the hospital before any complications fully arise.

Ultimately, home birth allows for labor to take it’s most natural course, which is better for the mom and the baby.

I’m speaking from having had a natural birth in a hospital because I had the insurance complications. It was a struggle to get the nurses to understand why I didn’t want pitocin or an epidural. Next time, I will do a home birth.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:55:27 +0000

Oh, the irony of insurance. Talk about putting a bureaucrat between a patient and a health care provider :(

Oh, and Anon, you are right that hospitals are there in case something bad happens… which is why you can go IF something bad happens. Please educate yourself before making statements on which you know nothing about. The statistics speak for themselves: birth is safer under the constant care of a midwife in the mother’s familiar surroundings than with a doctor who only intermittently checks on the mother in a hospital that also houses sick people. Common sense, people…
http://www.collegeofmidwives.org/safety_issues01/saftysta.htm

By: Alx

Alx — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:44:42 +0000

anon, it doesn’t really look like you read the article. sure, hospitals are great but the point is that you aren’t even given a choice to have the birth at home, even though your insurance company will pay the same amount of money to a hospital without any problems.

By: anon

anon — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:16:16 +0000

…but what if there are complications? hospitals aren’t put there for fun and enjoyment, they’re there in case something bad happens. seems pretty irresponsible to me to start off someone’s life with budget birthin’.