What if home birth is actually safer than hospital birth?
Created in response to an opinion piece printed in the New York Times questioning the safety of home birth and the qualifications of Certified Professional Midwives, in this episode, CPMs Robin Lim and Deborah Flowers discuss the erroneous information presented by the author in the article and point out the many reasons why home birth may actually be safer than hospital deliveries for the majority of women.
For more information on the safety of home birth, read this interview with Deborah Flowers RN/CPM and others, also published in 2016, “What if Home Birth is actually Safer than Hospital Birth,” by Jennifer Margulis, PH. D
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