Certainly, having a partner who is opposed to home birth can make things very difficult. My dh was opposed to home birth. We had compromised on the birthing center, although I have never understood why anyone thinks that's any safer than a home birth. By the time I had gotten pg, we had moved and there weren't any birthing centers. That's why I ended up with a hospital birth with ds2. While my hospital birth wasn't horrible or traumatic, I have always regretted that I didn't push more with my dh for a home birth.
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I'm not sure that it's easier to switch from home to hospital birth than the other way. If you live in an area where MWs can't legally attend home births and/or doctors don't respect that choice, you may have a very hard time finding a hospital HCP who will take you on as a patient late in the game. Even if you can find someone, they are more likely to be disrespectful to you as a person, imo. The home birth MWs I have talked to (ok, only 3) have stipulations for taking women late in their pregnancies. Usually, they just charge a little more.
