Four Years of Canadian Birth Data Finds Home Birth as Safe or Safer Than Hospital Birth

My friend’s daughter is expecting for the first time. She and her husband are trying to decide the best place to have their baby. She assumed she’d have the baby in the hospital, which is the default choice in the United States. But every time she’s been to the obstetrician so far, she’s felt rushed, bullied, and belittled.

So now they’re considering hom…