Safety of Homebirth

When researching birth, I was shocked to learn that actually, statistically, only the
highest risk pregnancies with comorbid diseases such as diabetes,
hypertension, preeclampsia, etc. are safest at the hospital. Planned
home births, with an experienced midwife, are safer than hospital
births for most all mothers and babies, except the highest risk pregnancy.

Articles & Links:
British Medical Journal study:
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/330/7505/1416?ehom_
http://www.midwiferytoday.com/articl...ogyinbirth.asp
http://gentlebirth.org/archives/prntshar.html
http://www.homebirthdallas.org/HANDWebResources
http://www.texas-midwife.com/ishomebirthsafe.htm
http://gentlebirth.org/archives/prntshar.html
http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/5510/studies.html
http://home.earthlink.net/~eaglefalc...irthoprah.html
http://www.homebirth.org.uk/homebirthindex.htm
http://www.healthychild.com/database..._like_home.htm
http://www.midwiferytoday.com/articl...irthchoice.asp
http://www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/gracious.asp
http://www.birthpsychology.com/violence/odent1.html
http://www.acegraphics.com.au/articles/wagner01.html
http://www.birthpsychology.com/birthscene/otoday4.html
http://www.changesurfer.com/Hlth/homebirth.html
http://www.thefarm.org/charities/mid.html

Books:
Immaculate Deception by Suzanne Arms
Special Delivery by Rahima Baldwin Dancy
Birth at Home by Sheila Kitzinger
The Cultural Warping of Childbirth by Doris Haire
The Home Birth Book by Charlotte and Fred Ward
Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way by Susan McCutcheon-Rosegg
Active Birth by Janet Balaskas
Birth Without Violence by Frederick Leboyer
Birth Reborn by Michael Odent
The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin

Information to NC Homebirth resources: http://www.nchomebirth.com/

Also, there is a new documentary about "The Business of Being Born"
about the risks of birthing, in hospital, in the US.
http://womenshealthnews.wordpress.com/2007/12/01/review-the-business-of-being-bo\
rn/
http://www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com/