Canadian Physician Group Releases New Position Paper on Planned Home Birth

[Turquesa]

https://www.cpsbc.ca/files/u6/Planned-Home-Births.pdf

A lot of the material in here is grossly flawed and ignores a substantial body of research, (e.g. VBAC's needing to take place in a hospital), but check out this quote:

The College supports a woman’s right to personal autonomy and decision making in obstetrical care. When a woman is considering planned home birth, physicians play an important role in providing advice and information so that it is an informed choice, considering all the benefits and potential adverse outcomes.

You'll see icicles in hell the day that you see a statement like that from one of our major physician groups in the U.S. The winds of change may not be blowing yet, but I'm definitely feeling a fresh breeze out of Canada...

[*MamaJen*]

That's great. I do wish they were more supportive of HVACs, but in general it's really refreshing to see a sensible and evidence based approach from the medical community.

[Kidzaplenty]

Yeah, the only "support" I have ever had from an OB/GYN regarding HB was "if you plan on a HB, don't come back here".

It's nice that someone somewhere is actually getting the support they need for their HB.