In article
..com, The Real Doctor scribeth thus
On 8 Sep, 09:56, wrote:

If, however,
the homebirth was in the middle of the Lake District 90 mins of winter
driving from the nearest hospital the risk factors are increased and
one would question the benefits.

Which risk factors? The ones of a home birth or the ones of faffing
about for an hour and a half about driving a woman in labour to
hospital?

We're twenty miles from the nearest maternity unit. My next door
neighbour had child #1 there and child #2 in the car on the way there.
So for child #3, everybody concerned agreed that it would be best to
plan for a home birth. Waters broke 5.30am, sprog emerged 6.30am,
attending staff went home 7.30am and she was cooking breakfast when
the the first two children got up, having slept through the whole
thing.

Ian

Aww... Poor woman .. you mean you didn't cook for the family?, how could
you;!....
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Tony Sayer