Take a few deep breaths first. Talk about one-sided. Sheesh.
http://www.the33tv.com/news/kdaf-bir...,5222256.story
Plus both the ending quote on the web site, and the anchor guy's ending statement were wrong. The article says less than 1% of births take place at home (I believe it's now between 1 and 2%, isn't it?). And the anchor man quotes her as saying that less than 1% of home deliveries are unassisted. From the research I've done, it's much higher. In the 4 states I checked - Colorado, Arizona, Wyoming and Florida, nearly 30% of homebirths are reported as being unassisted. This may not be entirely accurate, as some couples claim a birth was unassisted if midwife assisted birth is illegal in their state. On the other hand, if a couple is nervous about reporting a UC, they may have a midwife sign the BC. So it's a hard figure to pin down. In any case, I'm sure the figure is higher than 1%.
Laura
http://www.the33tv.com/news/kdaf-bir...,5222256.story
Plus both the ending quote on the web site, and the anchor guy's ending statement were wrong. The article says less than 1% of births take place at home (I believe it's now between 1 and 2%, isn't it?). And the anchor man quotes her as saying that less than 1% of home deliveries are unassisted. From the research I've done, it's much higher. In the 4 states I checked - Colorado, Arizona, Wyoming and Florida, nearly 30% of homebirths are reported as being unassisted. This may not be entirely accurate, as some couples claim a birth was unassisted if midwife assisted birth is illegal in their state. On the other hand, if a couple is nervous about reporting a UC, they may have a midwife sign the BC. So it's a hard figure to pin down. In any case, I'm sure the figure is higher than 1%.
Laura
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