I'm glad to contribute what I can as a Dad, but the real forces for change in birthing practices are practising midwives. I was checking on reactions to the Sue Rose story when I came across this blog by a midwife practising in Australia - Lisa Barrett
There's masses of practical experience on Lisa's blog, but this entry in particular gives a taste of the sorts of disagreements that can arise between midwives and consultants, that make people want to have home births. The consultants preferred to err on the side of caution: if in doubt medicate/operate. There is a balance of risk involved, and things can go wrong at home. Interventions also have risk, some long term.
A combination of natural, midwife led birth, with access to consultant led emergency procedures would seem to promise the best of all worlds.
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