revelinfreedom answered your question: Study weighs pros/cons of home versus hospital birth
Who did the study? I’d be skeptical. research studies are very vague. in most states CNM’s cannot deliver babies at home only CPM’s
The study was performed by UCSF, I’d say they are pretty reputable and when it comes to less-mainstream health trends they are more likely than others to be unbiased. In regards to your comment about CNM’s versus CPM’s, I actually don’t know much about legal issues of performing home births, but I thought this statistic from the National Center for Health Statistics is pretty interesting: only about 20% of home births are performed by a CNM. This isn’t a small number, but the fact that it is not more may speak to your comment about CNM’s not being allowed to perform home births in some states. Seems like a good advocacy opportunity!
