Home birth can be a safe option for 90% of mothers, with appropriate prenatal care and attendant personnel. It makes both financial sense and medical sense for state laws to permit home birth attended by midwives, for insurers to reimburse for home delivery, and for hospitals and obstetricians to provide medical back-up.
Today, many women are choosing to give birth at home. A home birth allows a woman to go through labor and delivery in surroundings that are more comfortable and familiar than a hospital or birth...