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ErroneousBoshyesterday at 11:39 PM1 replyview on HN

Why are you paying to give birth at home when there's a hospital right there, that has all the equipment in case anything goes sideways?


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a_tartarugatoday at 3:41 AM

The two biggest benefits are reduction of iatrogenic harm and comfort for the mother delivering.

Midwives are medical professionals who have the equipment and expertise to intervene in the most common scenarios that require it.