A recent Washington Post article describes a movement toward "freebirth," or unassisted home birth. It says, "Some experts worry that vulnerable or gullible women will be misled into thinking that giving birth alone at home is a viable, even reasonable, alternative. These mothers, they maintain, may not understand that calling 911 -- which many homebirthers cite as their emergency backup -- is a poor contingency plan when every second counts."
What really alarms people about "freebirth," or unassisted home...
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