5. Home Birth – is an attended or
unattended child-birth
In non – clinical setting using natural
childbirth methods; that takes place in
the residence rather than the hospital
and usually attended by midwife or lay
attendant with expertise in home
birthing.
8. Home Birth have a high
mortality rate for
unborn babies and have
a high safety risk and
death rates associated
with it compared to
hospital/clinic births.
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13. The preferences
of the Mother
should not be
allowed to take
over the child
safety and put
their lives on
risk.
14. • Mother’s should
understand that there is a
huge possibility and risk
that the child might die
by choosing to have a
homebirth.
• Mother’s should know
that morally it is their
responsibility and duty
of care to avoid putting
her own child at
increased risk.
• Mother’s have their own
rights to choose of where
and how are they going
to give birth, but they
don’t have the right to
put their baby at risk.
16. • Even though it has been
judged that the mother and
the unborn child is safe
from homebirth, you can’t
be so sure that the child is
in good condition and there
is a high possibility that
unforeseen complication
can arise that need
attention more than a
assistance of midwife.
• It is a best decision to
give birth in the hospital
where all the equipment
or apparatus you need is
there to support you in
terms of emergency
because a life of a child is
so important that you
wouldn’t realise it’s gone
in a ‘nick of time’.