Increased Awareness of Homebirths in UK
By Danell Swim
March 26, 2008
Increased knowledge and awareness of home births is continuing to grow among UK mums-to-be, according to the Royal College of Midwives (RCM).
With the rise in celebrity home births helping to promote the option to women across the UK, more and more expectant mothers are considering wider birthing alternatives to a hospital labour.
Mervi Jokinen, practice and standards development advisor for the RCM, said: “The awareness is definitely increasing - there have been some celebrities who have had babies at home and I think that has brought it into the general public.
“Also midwives are discussing home births as a feasible option for women to choose… most women associate birth with hospitals.”
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I read exactly the same thing on the gurgle pregnancy messageboards - home births do seem a very feasible option nowadays, and probably a more comfortable one too!